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The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales, #1)
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I want to give credit where it's due here and mention that the author very clearly did their research regarding Doc Holliday, the Earps, etc. This is a fun twist on the events surrounding the shootout at the O.K. Corral and the westward expansion of the United States; inserting just the right amount of mysticism and folklore.
It didn't feel to me like the stakes were very high, despite efforts by the author to make it seem that way. At no point were the assumed assassination targets ever in real danger. There was never a real explanation as to why or how the Natives were keeping the U.S. from expanding past the Mississippi while simultaneously mentioning American cities on the west coast making the whole point of that plot line relatively moot.
Overall I thought the book was fun, but I felt that the author was leaning on the already-established fame of the characters to avoid writing a compelling story arc or cast.
It didn't feel to me like the stakes were very high, despite efforts by the author to make it seem that way. At no point were the assumed assassination targets ever in real danger. There was never a real explanation as to why or how the Natives were keeping the U.S. from expanding past the Mississippi while simultaneously mentioning American cities on the west coast making the whole point of that plot line relatively moot.
Overall I thought the book was fun, but I felt that the author was leaning on the already-established fame of the characters to avoid writing a compelling story arc or cast.
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August 15, 2023
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