tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post1278023357427370202..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: DOC SAVAGE Returns in the The Miracle Menace - by Will Murray AND Lester Dent!Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-7739495839380101972013-10-30T10:58:02.965-07:002013-10-30T10:58:02.965-07:00Actually I tried to put my finger on it, and I thi...Actually I tried to put my finger on it, and I think Murray may be able to write as or mimic a style similar to that of Lester Dent and with the same sort of prose or plot.<br /><br />However, it might be argued Dent was a genius as a writer - or at he was un-arguably very prolific<br /><br />- I think that some of the Doc Savage newer books in the 1990's didn't quite reach or capture the true pulp magic. They are overall entertaining <br /><br />- but for me the main offender was JADE OGRE with the explanation of the demon trailing hands and the villain did not play out as it had been given in previous chapters of the story!Stephen B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-71463614191448151432013-10-10T10:59:33.824-07:002013-10-10T10:59:33.824-07:00Been a LONG time since I read Marathon Man, Mr. K,...Been a LONG time since I read <i>Marathon Man</i>, Mr. K, but I remember liking it a LOT. Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-41451679819324416392013-10-10T07:18:24.039-07:002013-10-10T07:18:24.039-07:00I'm not sure how happy I am about messing with...I'm not sure how happy I am about messing with the straightforward plot line model. These combined stories tend to double any weaknesses in the plot of either one.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-83334898069360345622013-10-10T06:44:17.488-07:002013-10-10T06:44:17.488-07:00Same alternating chaper device was used by William...Same alternating chaper device was used by William Goldman in "Marathon Man." Two different stories alternating chapters until they climactically culminate. Great reading - El KabongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-78242133226933047932013-10-10T02:44:17.036-07:002013-10-10T02:44:17.036-07:00Sharp sounding Savage novel.Sharp sounding Savage novel.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com