tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post343520283542863055..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: The Chinese Mask (Joaquin Hawks #2)Joe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-89110819757060621182023-03-02T20:15:08.786-06:002023-03-02T20:15:08.786-06:00Well, it's a stronger effort than the first go...Well, it's a stronger effort than the first go-around. Instead of wandering around semi-randomly for the whole narrative, Hawks just about always has a goal and you can see him accomplishing it and moving onto the next task. The problem is that, like poker in Casino Royale, putting on a circus act just isn't very exciting. Maybe something like Get Shorty, where the circus act is a Jack Nevadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324184017110542447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-74062696399963623822017-02-06T02:04:04.812-06:002017-02-06T02:04:04.812-06:00One thing's for sure, you never would have see...One thing's for sure, you never would have seen James Bond use a god damn BEAR to clear out bad guys :D Not even the silliest Roger Moore movies would have had that.halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-78774786772030653512017-02-03T10:22:44.978-06:002017-02-03T10:22:44.978-06:00I love the Ballinger spy novels, and hated to see ...I love the Ballinger spy novels, and hated to see them end.Tom Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594257113339405939noreply@blogger.com