tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post8628520576400035923..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: The Dynamite FreaksJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-19648024014191945072021-01-14T09:31:19.566-06:002021-01-14T09:31:19.566-06:00I haven't read any of Johnstone's westerns...I haven't read any of Johnstone's westerns yet. I have heard that he tends to use massive chunks in previous books in the new ones, though, which he really overused in the Westerns. He apparently did that in the Ashes books, also -- the one I read is the second one, but poking around online it's rumored that at least a third of that book is cut-and-pasted from the previous book. Zwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-43318931622523595822021-01-13T12:22:46.638-06:002021-01-13T12:22:46.638-06:00Oh, the Ashes series...some of the worst writing i...Oh, the Ashes series...some of the worst writing it has ever been my misfortune to read.<br /><br />And the thing, Johnson's Westerns aren't half bad. Pulpy, sure, but you don't put them down convinced that the ink and paper used for them would have been better spent on the Fifty Shades series or a politician's bribe masquerading as a book.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315985596383975403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-83775035249309468772021-01-11T16:28:09.307-06:002021-01-11T16:28:09.307-06:00*(deleted the previous comment because I saw a typ...*(deleted the previous comment because I saw a typo in it I just couldn't live with - here's the corrected form)<br /><br /><br />I don't mind dissenting opinions (obviously, since I'm still here! :) ), I just get a little worn out with 'em in book reviews if they show up too often. But I'm not trying to tell you what to do with your own blog... I'm just trying to helpZwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-8406630307661141152021-01-11T16:25:58.174-06:002021-01-11T16:25:58.174-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-56452455955824280532021-01-11T15:26:31.245-06:002021-01-11T15:26:31.245-06:00Thanks for the comments everyone, and apologies th...Thanks for the comments everyone, and apologies that I ruffled some feathers, but keep in mind, the book under review is literally about left-wing domestic terrorists who are financed by a politician who uses them for his own political gain. <i>And</i> I read the book mere months after left-wing protests caused <a href="https://www.axios.com/Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-1929574551664047012021-01-11T12:31:27.574-06:002021-01-11T12:31:27.574-06:00I remember a few years back you got a bit too pers...I remember a few years back you got a bit too personal politically, causing some rather unwanted conversation in the comments for whatever book was being reviewed. You acknowledged that and said you'd refrain from doing that again in the future. Probably best to keep it that way. This was pretty rough. This is such a fun blog--please keep it that way!L. Humungoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121118439622635498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-69845022634519026182021-01-08T08:15:24.127-06:002021-01-08T08:15:24.127-06:00Mostly good review, when you can stick to the book...Mostly good review, when you can stick to the book and restrain yourself from... the other stuff. Unfortunately, that's getting rarer and rarer these days, and I've been avoiding having to say anything, but, honestly, old friend to old friend and in the spirit of only-the-people-who-really-care-about-you-will-tell-you-when-your-face-is-dirty, I gotta tell ya: whatever jackass monetized Zwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-48054940354290174122021-01-07T21:33:15.697-06:002021-01-07T21:33:15.697-06:00I’m sorry Idint realize that it was BLam that tass...I’m sorry Idint realize that it was BLam that tassaulted police officers,trashed the Capitol , invaded the legislative chambers with plans to do harm to the members. As for dynamite, police found a couple of pipe bombs. Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141581456970740239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-70936123370524733532021-01-07T08:41:02.779-06:002021-01-07T08:41:02.779-06:00The Destroyer also had quite a few radicals who we...The Destroyer also had quite a few radicals who were rich white kids who were angry at daddy. It was a running theme.<br /><br />Have you read The Comedy is Finished by Donald Westlake. It is about SLA like group who kidnaps a Bob Hope style conservative comedian. It isn't as "trashy" as most of the books you have here, but it is quite good.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.com