tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post1392906248387642907..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: The Penetrator #5: Mardi Gras MassacreJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-75016982825185129782016-06-07T13:41:16.939-05:002016-06-07T13:41:16.939-05:00I just finished the book and didn't think it w...I just finished the book and didn't think it was as good as #4, Hijacking Manhattan. I read #4 and #5 back to back and I thought this one started out kind of slow. It seems to me that Mark Roberts's take on The Penetrator is more of a thriller and Chet Cunningham's is more of the traditional 60s & 70s men's action/adventure.<br /><br />The level of violence between the two Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05527860799077915606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-59159347460461878482016-03-06T05:40:25.612-06:002016-03-06T05:40:25.612-06:00A good parody name for “The Penetrator” would be “...A good parody name for “The Penetrator” would be “The Erexecutioner.” ☻Felicity Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983958177951363405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-8750712600663400932011-05-19T11:31:21.981-05:002011-05-19T11:31:21.981-05:00James, thanks for the comment! I know what you me...James, thanks for the comment! I know what you mean...I'd heard of the series but only bothered to check it out last year. What I'm curious about is how it holds up to Pendleton's Exectioner novels. I know those were the trendsetters, but it's been a good 25 years since I've read one -- and I didn't even like them. Of course, I was like 11 or so at the time and was Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-44152754862022662232011-05-19T11:19:50.003-05:002011-05-19T11:19:50.003-05:00"But then who has time for TV when you're..."But then who has time for TV when you're launching a one-man war against crime and having delusional sex with a nubile fisherman's daughter?"<br /><br />That's a classic line. Bravo.<br /><br />I read some of the Penetrator books back when they were new but never warmed up to the series for some reason.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com