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Title: Where was Bragg?
Review: Would someone please tell me why this book was even published? Oh - that's right - the author is a bestseller. If a new writer submitted this book the publisher/editors (assuming there are any actual editors) would have asked, "Where is the bad guy? He appears throughout the book, but there is no character development whatsoever. Please read "Lonesome Dove" (see: Blue Duck); also "The Stand" (see: The Walkin' Dude); also "The Possessed (Stavrogin) to learn how to create a truly believable, evil villain. A book like this needs someone we can really hate, and love to see our heroes destroy. Otherwise, this is just a pleasant little book about a male-bonding, not an iconic western worthy of our time." I have a feeling the film will be better. It has great stars; but will it have great character development, especially the character of Bragg? Certainly not, if the book is any proof.
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