Tag Archives: Weird Western

Six-Gun Tarot is a First Rate Genre-Bender

Posted on July 31, 2018 by H.P.

R.S. Belcher’s The Six-Gun Tarot is a great novel hampered by a classic first novel problem—it is too ambitious and tries to do far too much.  For a single novel checking in at under 400 pages, Belcher draws in elements … Continue reading →

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Scavengers is a Fun Weird Western Yarn Starring an Underappreciated Historical Gunman

Posted on March 13, 2018 by H.P.

It’s a hard thing to be a living legend.  To be told by a prophet of God that if you never cut your hair no bullet nor blade can harm you.  True enough, in some twenty-five since the night he … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Dark Tower Movie

Posted on August 4, 2017 by H.P.

After a short hiatus, the Dark Tower Big Read returns!  As more of a Big Watch, really, since this post is a review of the Dark Tower movie.  I only made it through two of the books before the movie … Continue reading →

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Review of Devil’s Call by J. Danielle Dorn

Posted on July 25, 2017 by H.P.

Devil’s Call is one hell of a story, a bloody weird western propelled by protagonist Li Lian’s remarkable voice. Li Lian is the mixed race daughter from a family where witchery runs on the female line.  She follows her husband, … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Pusher

Posted on July 17, 2017 by H.P.

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  Today I finish up The Drawing of the Three with The Pusher. The Dark Tower movie opens in theaters on August 4th.  This leaves me with a decision to … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Lady of Shadows

Posted on July 10, 2017 by H.P.

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series after a one-week hiatus for Independence Day, the original Brexit.  This week I cover The Lady of Shadows from The Drawing of the Three.   The Story Before we … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Drawing of the Three – The Prisoner

Posted on June 26, 2017 by H.P.

The Gunslinger ended with Roland reaching the ocean.  The Drawing of the Three opens with Roland at that same ocean.  Welcome back to my first read of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series!  Last week I finished The Gunslinger; today … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Slow Mutants and The Gunslinger and the Man in Black

Posted on June 19, 2017 by H.P.

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  This week I finish up The Gunslinger, Book 1 in the Dark Tower series, with The Slow Mutants and The Gunslinger and the Man in Black.  Roland finally confronts … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Oracle and the Mountains

Posted on June 12, 2017 by H.P.

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series!  This week I cover the The Oracle and the Mountains from The Gunslinger.  Roland finally gets out of the desert, and we finally see the Man in Black live … Continue reading →

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Big Read: The Gunslinger – The Way Station, part 2

Posted on June 5, 2017 by H.P.

Welcome back to my first read of the Dark Tower series after a one-week hiatus for Memorial Day! This week I will cover the rest of The Way Station, part 2 of The Gunslinger.   The Story The third chapter … Continue reading →

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