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Title: In the Rogue Blood by James Carlos Blake ISBN: 0-380-79241-9 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: In the Rogue Blood
Comment: Blake is a wonderful stylist. His vivid imagery and stark, eloquent language breathe life into this book and make it outstanding. Readers who enjoy Cormac McCarthy's books will find this to be similar in many of its good qualities.
In the Rogue Blood is the story of two brothers in the 1840's. They travel West and get mixed up in the Mexican War; one ends up fighting for Mexico in the San Patricios, while the other joins a band of Mexican scouts fighting for the United States. The end, as one might expect from Blake, is not a happy one.
It's a tribute to Blake's writing that I was able to enjoy the book despite his characters. They're walking lizard brains, constantly sleeping with whores and getting in pointless fights. However period they may be, they're not very interesting people. The plot bogs down in the middle, when the characters seem to be meaninglessly repeating their brutal behavior ad nauseam, but picks up when they become involved in the war. Female characters here exist primarily for the use of men, though one could argue that part of the tragedy of John and Edward is that they are never capable of comprehending their wild mother and sister.
Much of 1840's America as presented by Blake seems accurate to me, though his version is certainly a very bleak one, sometimes melodramatically so. This is an ugly West, full of cruelty and deformity, with malice towards all, and sometimes the sheer ugliness of everything taxed my suspension of disbelief.
Nevertheless, this is a powerful tragedy and a brilliantly styled book, which I strongly recommend.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Horror...
Comment: All of this tragedy never could happen to so few people, but in the 'good old days' it happened all the time, which makes this Blake opus so plausible. It has some scary parts and some of it will make you scream inside if not aloud. The rough part of town ain't like it used to be...
Rating: 5
Summary: Breathtaking
Comment: I'm a huge fan of Blakes writing. I tried Cormack McCarthy, but couldn't get into it. Blake's style may be easy reading, but the vivid imagery he creates while you read is priceless to me. Who couldn't enjoy this amazing story of family and adventure. Individual lifes swirl with mystery and suspense as they weave amongst others. I recommend all of Blakes books to anyone who enjoys a great action novel with fantastic characters that are hard to forget and easy to empathise with. Far from a fairy tale writer, Blake is an extrordinary author who deserves recognition. Don't browse over this title, you'll really be missing out.
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Title: Red Grass River : A Legend by James Carlos Blake ISBN: 0380792427 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 25 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Wildwood Boys : A Novel by James Carlos Blake ISBN: 0380805936 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Handsome Harry : A Novel by James Carlos Blake ISBN: 0060554789 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A World of Thieves : A Novel by James Carlos Blake ISBN: 0060512474 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Under the Skin : A Novel by James Carlos Blake ISBN: 0380977516 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 21 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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