tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post3456602715918854513..comments2023-10-05T05:39:34.163-04:00Comments on The Drawn Cutlass: More Spenser Books...Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-27866795640600446742011-09-14T20:37:35.988-04:002011-09-14T20:37:35.988-04:00@og: I've known about the Rider Haggard books ...@og: I've known about the Rider Haggard books for a while, and downloaded a bunch to my Kindle, but your mentioning them recently inspired me to finally crack one open. I also have a bunch of Sax Rohmer, Twain, and Richard Francis Burton to wade through.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-91015212645564671522011-09-14T20:22:38.877-04:002011-09-14T20:22:38.877-04:00I don't care who writes sokmething as long as ...I don't care who writes sokmething as long as it's well written. BTW, I'm glad to see you reading Haggard, I hope I helped push you toward that. I hope I can get more to read those good old books.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-13639770097324593162011-09-13T12:56:51.359-04:002011-09-13T12:56:51.359-04:00Couldn't agree more, Robert. A character like ...Couldn't agree more, Robert. A character like Spenser is built up carefully over several books. Don't sully him. Invent your own damn hero.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-28095312470269837852011-09-13T01:17:34.349-04:002011-09-13T01:17:34.349-04:00I have read that Conan Doyle didn't particular...I have read that Conan Doyle didn't particularly care if others used his Sherlock Holmes character. I have read some and they seemed to hold true to Holmes character, more or less. I see more and more authors using co-authors and some, for example, Tom Clancy's series just left me flat.Nimrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381349782501952778noreply@blogger.com