You might say… The writing’s on the wall.
Authors Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins
Things You Might Like
- Tight plot
- Crisp dialogue
- A book that knows what it is and excels at it
Things You Might Not Like
- The dialogue is pretty cliched at parts
- Women just seem to throw themselves at this guy at an unnatural rate
Conclusion
If you want pulp detective/spy fiction, this is it. Spillane’s book is cut-and-dry throughout and a blast to read.
5 out of 5 Steel Teeth
Aaron Simon
Boy howdy!
We got a treat for ya. We play Monaco! It’s a disaster! Watch it!
The cast can be found heah.
It’s a good’n! I SHOUT in the beginning, guys!
It’s
- Strategic
- Historical
- Handheld
- World-building
- Heroic
- Newsworthy
Man. It was a big one.
- Aaron out
Editor Michael Trimmer
Things You Might Like
- Wide variety of material
- That glowing, “dawwww” feeling from a few of the stories
- “The True Spirit of Christmas” and “The Machines Are Talking”
Things You Might Not Like
- When the stories miss, they miss
- Often weak writing
Conclusion
Like any anthology, the DFTBA anthology has its hits and misses, but is worth checking out in case you ever need to feel good about humanity.
4 out of 5 Green Dots
Aaron Simon
Man, that fish is gonna eat it SO HARD.
Author Matthew Kagle
Things You Might Like
- Pretty cool premise
- Opening chapters – the ones that deal with time travelers – are really well-written
- Lots of promise with the Blues, Oranges, Reds, and all that
Things You Might Not Like
- After opening, the narrative falls flat
- Characters aren’t so much characters as sketches
- Narrative follows the wrong plotlines
Conclusion
Matthew Kagle’s Pinhole has a whole hell of a lot of promise, and then ends up shooting itself in the foot. Alas, poor novel, I wanted to know it well.
2 out of 5 Grammatically-Inept Time Travelers
Aaron Simon
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