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Title: No Combacks by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0-553-27673-5 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1983 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: classic Forsyth enjoyable short fiction
Comment: Frederick Forsyth is an excellent author, and No Comebacks will serve as a fine introduction for readers new to his work. If you're already familiar with Forsyth, this is a collection of short stories similar to The Veteran. The stories in No Comebacks are shorter, usually about 20-30 pages each, ten in all. They are a little more lighthearted than the tone of Forsyth's novels, which are predominantly serious, and most involve an unexpected twist or turn along the way (sometimes saved for the very end). There's a story in here for everyone: a playboy in pursuit of a married woman, a victim of prejudice out for revenge, an answer to a mid-life crisis, a way to handle extortion, a response to a soiled reputation, and a unique way to settle an estate, to name a few. Timeless little episodes that are well-written and delightful to read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great collection of shorts
Comment: No Comebacks was the first short story collection that introduced me to the dark side of society in a way that felt incredibly real. I was a teenager when I came across an audiobook (read by Frank Muller) from Recorded Books.
I was riveted to these stories of people who--more often than not--get themselves into strange predicaments and have to resort to violence or the like to get out. Often the stories end with a twist on the level of O. Henry (except more dire, of course) where we learn something new about the character(s) that Forsyth had previously held back from us.
I have yet to read any of Forsyth's novels but I keep going back to this collection time and time again, enjoying them as much as the first time (perhaps more now that I am older and can identify with them more).
Rating: 5
Summary: You are in a Fix & There is No Comebacks
Comment: I've read this book many years back and recently I read it again. "No Comebacks" is a real great book. Every story has its' own impression. Amazingly every story gives one common impression of a real fix, i.e. No Comebacks. There Are Some Days, There are No Snakes.. and of course No Comeback are really very good stories. The beauty of the book is that there are soft crimes & no violence. This is probably one of the best work of Forsyth !
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Title: The Veteran by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0312983425 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553297422 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553264907 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1982 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Avenger by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0312319517 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553283936 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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