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Gunsmoke
Buckshot Bledsoe was convinced he’d killed young Jim Tenant when he set the man’s ranch ablaze. Yet descriptions of a scarred, blue-eyed man fitting Jim’s description make him believe that now he’s the one being hunted.
206 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2007
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February 21, 2022
Probably more of historical value than of entertainment.
It's somewhat over-written, and there is no real character development, just a lot of claims about the heroes with little narration showing how or why heroic.
Another problem I have with so many Westerns: the hero and the girl meet ... and fall immediately "in love," even if she is already engaged.
It would be less troublesome if it weren't so common. Good books are not so formulaic.
T.T. Flynn is author of some classics, including "Man From Laramie," and that indicates he turns out good work often.
"Gunsmoke" is a collection of short novels and is OK for filling time, and is good for learning about Mr. Flynn. But it's not great art, not great writing, and apparently not great Flynn.
Nothing will turn you off or offend you, and it is a nice look at early Western fiction.
It's somewhat over-written, and there is no real character development, just a lot of claims about the heroes with little narration showing how or why heroic.
Another problem I have with so many Westerns: the hero and the girl meet ... and fall immediately "in love," even if she is already engaged.
It would be less troublesome if it weren't so common. Good books are not so formulaic.
T.T. Flynn is author of some classics, including "Man From Laramie," and that indicates he turns out good work often.
"Gunsmoke" is a collection of short novels and is OK for filling time, and is good for learning about Mr. Flynn. But it's not great art, not great writing, and apparently not great Flynn.
Nothing will turn you off or offend you, and it is a nice look at early Western fiction.
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