tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post7240653761999747139..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Review Roundup: Past ImperfectWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-35591020588197046032013-03-12T09:40:28.874-05:002013-03-12T09:40:28.874-05:00Great reviews, Kathleen! Agree with Matt's boo...Great reviews, Kathleen! Agree with Matt's book, so I'll have to put Chuck's higher on my TBR list. :-)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-33785843759467305922013-03-12T09:37:10.327-05:002013-03-12T09:37:10.327-05:00Insightful and helpful reviews, as always! These g...Insightful and helpful reviews, as always! These guys really are both class acts.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-85651009551925714902013-03-11T23:22:59.367-05:002013-03-11T23:22:59.367-05:00Oh, my blog on the 13th, entitled Good Baddies and...Oh, my blog on the 13th, entitled Good Baddies and Bad Baddies, uses Pitchfork Justice as examples of the above.ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-7526533596902368312013-03-11T23:20:12.174-05:002013-03-11T23:20:12.174-05:00Thank you, Kathleen, for the review. Sorry if Ness...Thank you, Kathleen, for the review. Sorry if Ness Havelock sounds like an idiot at first (isn't that what idiosyncratic means?). I've only done two books in first person (with some third person, usually from the antagonist's point of view), but I have to say that for some stories, it's the only way to go. I just read a long first-person thriller by Bernard Cornwell, and it's a dandy way of leading the reader astray, because the POV character regularly misreads the situation and clues. <br /><br />Ness Havelock makes cameo appearances in several of my novel, including the current WIP, working title: Yaqui Blood.<br /><br />I'd really like to get your take on Dollar a Day, a book with several surprising twists in the plot, and written in the third person.ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-3599953262145426742013-03-11T15:43:23.488-05:002013-03-11T15:43:23.488-05:00I grew up reading first-person books so they don&#...I grew up reading first-person books so they don't put me off at all. In fact, it took me a while to get used to the distancing third-person. I have <b>Pitchfork Justice</b> but haven't had a chance to read it yet. Looks like I better up that timeframe. I did read <b>Outlaw</b> and loved it. Wesley Quaid's even on Twitter!Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-2875643191380000222013-03-11T13:47:21.581-05:002013-03-11T13:47:21.581-05:00These reviews have me hooked. The Kindle is chargi...These reviews have me hooked. The Kindle is charging up right now but get ready, guys. Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-2280431946611283732013-03-11T13:28:17.102-05:002013-03-11T13:28:17.102-05:00Like Jerry, I have enjoyed the work of Chuck Tyrel...Like Jerry, I have enjoyed the work of Chuck Tyrell and look forward to reading Matt. Long ago, I agreed with Kathleen about westerns written in the first person. Then, I started reading Wayne D. Overholser. Thanks for the great work, Kathleen!Jim Mealsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-65589244314687471392013-03-11T13:13:56.732-05:002013-03-11T13:13:56.732-05:00Every time I visit here my TBR pile grows. The Kin...Every time I visit here my TBR pile grows. The Kindle is starting to groan. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the reviews, Kathleen, as always a great job.<br /><br />--KirstenKirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31896773767832507222013-03-11T12:56:06.904-05:002013-03-11T12:56:06.904-05:00Hey -- YOU started the TBR war, Cheryl! Don't ...Hey -- YOU started the TBR war, Cheryl! Don't blame me because you're dangling in the air at the end of your own petard. :-D<br /><br />These are both great reads. Ness Havelock's first-person voice in PITCHFORK takes a bit of getting used to initially because it's SO idiosyncratic, but what will stick with readers long after they finish reading is that strong, distinctive voice. It's mesmerizing.<br /><br />OUTLAW is entertaining in a whole different way. Wesley Quaid easily could have come across as an arrogant pig, but his voice is humorous without degenerating into schlock. I can't wait to read more from both of these authors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40304223211773385732013-03-11T12:48:15.164-05:002013-03-11T12:48:15.164-05:00Wonderful, informative review for Chuck Tyrell'...Wonderful, informative review for Chuck Tyrell's novel. Yes, he's good! I hosted him as a guest on our Sweethearts of the West blog. I feel as though I know him in person--but of course, I don't.<br />Well done, Kathleen.<br />And Congratulations to Chuck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-49609396636481696072013-03-11T12:31:23.953-05:002013-03-11T12:31:23.953-05:00Kathleen, I really enjoyed these reviews! I have b...Kathleen, I really enjoyed these reviews! I have bought both of these books, but have not had a chance to sit down and read either of them.<br /><br />If I hadn't bought them both already, I would buy them based on your reviews, which make me all the more eager to carve out some reading time for myself! <br /><br />I 'm like you about first person--I never used to consider reading much first person, and I don't know why. But when I wrote my Kane trilogy, there was no other way to tell that story but in first person. I enjoyed writing in first person(which I didn't think I would). So I'm looking forward to reading these two, Pitchfork Justice (great name!) and Outlaw.<br /><br />Thanks for some excellent reviews--you're paying me back for the additions to the TBR list, I think, Kathleen! LOL<br /><br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-76762312113931549782013-03-11T11:38:54.109-05:002013-03-11T11:38:54.109-05:00Thanks, Jerry! The two books are very different in...Thanks, Jerry! The two books are very different in tone and style, but both authors do a bang-up job of storytelling. I can't swing a dead cat in a room of Western Fictioneers without hitting an author from whom I can't wait to read more. :-D<br /><br />I'm also re-evaluating my stand on stories told in first-person. Both PITCHFORK JUSTICE and OUTLAW are primarily first-person narratives. I'm not ready to go looking for first-person stories, but the westerns I've read lately handled the technique so well that at least I no longer pale at the very suggestion. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84652690430573251052013-03-11T11:29:44.779-05:002013-03-11T11:29:44.779-05:00I'm no stranger to Chuck Tyrell's books. ...I'm no stranger to Chuck Tyrell's books. Looking forward to reading Matt's as well. I'm going to buy both books.<br />Excellent job Kathleen!<br />JerryJerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.com