tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post7305434524288726235..comments2024-03-18T03:21:25.059-04:00Comments on Vintage Hardboiled Reads: Sabadilla by Richard JessupAugust Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-92167305539537387792010-03-18T10:08:49.238-04:002010-03-18T10:08:49.238-04:00This is the most unforgettable Western I ever read...This is the most unforgettable Western I ever read. It was also a favourite of my uncle Dr. Suchitta Maitra who was a superb shot and a Western addict, and whose collection I went through as a teenager nearly fifty years ago. I suppose the thing that made this book special was the casting of a Mexican in the role of a Western hero - Mexicans are usually ignored as untermensch when they are not vilified as bandits and rustlers. To me the most unforgettable line of the book is the description of Sabadilla's draw speed by his future opponent : "Like God".<br /><br />JOYDEEP SIRCARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-20346578478451796362007-12-21T08:03:00.000-05:002007-12-21T08:03:00.000-05:00Juri: I agree, I read a couple of Monty Nash nove...Juri: I agree, I read a couple of Monty Nash novels by Richard Telfair and didn't care for them. I did like Wolfcop by Jessup that came out in 1961. Nice tough story...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your commentsAugust Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-10583585277712031682007-12-21T04:19:00.000-05:002007-12-21T04:19:00.000-05:00Excellent novel allright. I liked Jessup's Western...Excellent novel allright. I liked Jessup's Westerns more than his spy/crime novels as Richard Telfair. <BR/><BR/>And an excellent blog!Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.com