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Title: Awful!
Review: The western has already been rescued from the dustbin by other writers. What on earth inspired this calamity?Almost every character is repulsive, including the main protagonist. Later we sympathize for him a little, but that's about it for any humanity in this tale.The villain is another cartoon stereotype derived from our movies. The supporting cast ... you couldn't care less. The plot is somewhat mindless and predictable, so that the "climax" is perfunctory. Not that there's much plot to be had. Violence happens, willy-nilly and without much reference to the story as a whole, mainly for shock value here and there.Whatever Trevanian's experimental/artistic intentions, let this book serve as a warning: consider meat and potatoes first, style later.
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