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Philip Athans
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"The Golden Anaconda" by Elmer Brown Mason was not my favorite story so far, but was full of jungle action… and baseline racism with a heapin' helpin' of early 20th century colonialism. That sort of thing is to be expected in most 1930s pulp, but somehow this felt a little gratuitous even by pulp standards. Still, a tale worth reading… in its proper historical context.
— Dec 22, 2024 08:49PM
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Philip Athans
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"Shanghai Jim," a revenge tale by Frank L. Packard, was just… okay. More exposition than action, unfortunately.
— Jan 02, 2025 07:44AM
Philip Athans
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Started this ages ago but now getting back into it, just to read a story at a time whenever the mood strikes. I'm skipping the stories "Hell Cay" by Lester Dent because I've read it elsewhere already, and "Off the Mangrove Coast" because I just bought a Louis L'Amour collection and that's the title story--so I'll read it there.
That gets me to "The Golden Anaconda" by Elmer Brown Mason…
Let's go!
— Dec 19, 2024 09:40AM
That gets me to "The Golden Anaconda" by Elmer Brown Mason…
Let's go!
