Jim Cherry’s Reviews > The Treasure of the Sierra Madre > Status Update
Jim Cherry
is on page 154 of 308
Half-way! The geologist makes a case why the trio should tie in with him, because they haven't hit the main vein of gold that's nearby. Those discussions are interrupted by the appearance of the bandits and an unnecessary chapter on the history of the bandits which is actually more rhetoric on the history of the catholic church's influence and governments complicity in oppressing the Mexican people.
— Mar 16, 2019 04:49PM
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Jim Cherry
is on page 276 of 308
A big twist near the end that wasn't in the movie. Hope to finish today, have a review by Sunday, and maybe a book vs. movie review soon after???
— Apr 19, 2019 07:09AM
Jim Cherry
is on page 194 of 308
Stand-off with the bandits ends, and the partners have finished with the mining and are about to try and get "the goods" to the assayers office. BUT first! Another story (allegory?) from Howard about the dangers in front of them. Very archaically structured, Traven in a chapter begin recaps what happened in previous chapter.
— Apr 07, 2019 06:39PM
Jim Cherry
is on page 120 of 308
Working the mine, the hard, back breaking work involved, and the start of distrust among Dobbs, Curtin and Howard. The geologist shows up thinking they're prospectors. If you're looking for a book full of 30's jargon and colloquialisms this is your book!
— Mar 15, 2019 06:50AM
Jim Cherry
is on page 75 of 308
Very interesting chapter on the native American's and gold and how they were exploited by the Spanish. Fictionalized, follows Traven's political beliefs but shows he had great empathy for indigenous peoples.
— Mar 11, 2019 09:45AM
Jim Cherry
is on page 50 of 308
Published in 1935 the writing does have an old fashioned style, there's a lot of exposition. The movie follows the book closely (so far) you can see where John Huston tore out the pages of exposition and pared it down to the screenplay. Having seen the movie so many times, hard not to hear Humphrey Bogart talking as Dobbs character.
— Mar 07, 2019 07:30PM
