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出版社周刊评论
In his introduction, bestselling western novelist Jakes calls the 23 original stories presented here ``virgin territory'' because, with each story written by a member of the Western Writers of America, this is allegedly the first collection ``in twenty or thirty years'' to feature only new westerns by professional authors. Maybe so, but the territory remains fairly well intact as most of the writers, who range from top names to little-knowns, eschew new visions of the western in favor of variations on traditional themes. The stories from the more celebrated authors are strong: Elmore Leonard's "`Hurrah for Capt. Early'" thrusts a typical gunfight into a new, racially charged setting; Jakes's ``Manitow and Ironhand'' casts a weathered trapper in an almost mythic light; in Loren D. Estleman's ``Iron Heart's Story,'' an old woman lays a neat trap to invigorate her senile husband. Other authors also spin a few new twists: Marianne Willman's ``The Death(s) of Billy the Kid,'' for example, looks at that famous event from a variety of viewpoints. But while this collection includes work from women writers to an unprecedented degree and offers yarns from several different time periods, it misses the opportunity to reenergize the western or its readership (as did, for instance, the horror/western anthology Razored Saddles). Many of the stories, such as John D. Nesbitt's ``Spring Comes to the Widow,'' are classical genre pieces that will appeal to already committed western fans without reaching out to a wider public. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
Twenty-three pretty unoriginal original short stories set in the American West, gathered by perennial bestseller Jakes (Homeland, not reviewed, etc.) and anthologizing editor Greenberg (Christmas Out West, not reviewed, etc.). Diversity turns out to be a drawback in this collection. There is something for every western fan here--wagon wheels rolling across dry land, pelts, colts, Colt .45s, homely women, and sinewy men--but the lot of them won't appeal to everyone. And any expectations of wandering along the trail not taken will be dashed; at best these tales are technically competent, at worst they are trite. Most are traditional in content and format. ``Half a Day from Water'' by Gordon D. Shirreffs, Teddy Keller's ``The Day of the Rain,'' and ``Hurrah for Captain Early'' by Elmore Leonard deal straightforwardly and successfully with themes of the treasure hunt, the delivery of justice versus neighborliness, and war heroism. Some of the stories are anecdotal, such as Elmer Kelton's O. Henryesque ``The Burial of Letty Strayhorn,'' in which a man returns to his wife's hometown to bury her ashes, and ``To Challenge a Legend'' by Albert Butler, who shows a boy remembering his marshal grandfather. Women figure prominently in the collection both as authors and characters, but their roles contrast jarringly with their gunslinging companions. Marianne Willman's ``Wildfire'' and ``The Leave-taking'' by Ruth Willett Lanza are romances; in both, ``Oh how I wish I was pretty, too''type heroines are taken care of by their men. Women overcome abusers in Judy Alter's ``Sweet Revenge'' (she kills him) and Lenore Carroll's ``Reunion'' (she watches him die). Indian characters also appear. In Jakes's ``Manitow and Ironhand'' (a tribute to western writer Karl May), a fur trapper teams up with a Native American to defeat an assassin. The Oregon Trail was abandoned in the 1870s. Once-fresh paths have long since been paved over. (Literary Guild selection)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
These 23 original short stories from members of the Western Writers of America illustrate the genre's strength. There's a quality to the best western writing that accentuates the humanity of its people. Rather than dwarfing the characters, the vastness of the western setting somehow heightens the uniquely personal dramas being played out in archetypal terms. Among the authors represented here are Elmore Leonard, Elmer Kelton, coeditor Jakes, Ed Gorman, Judy Alter, and Loren D. Estleman. The highlights include R. C. House's contemporary tale of three "losers" who find strength and love as a trio; Robert Gleason's haunting portrait of an aged Bat Masterson; and Ed Gorman's very brief but moving tale of a father and son. Notes on the contributors are appended and include information on other works in the genre. A consistently excellent anthology. ~--Wes Lukowsky
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Answering the call from the editors for new material, several members of the Western Writers of America here offer a wide-ranging, uniformly excellent collection of original short fiction that broadens the traditional realm of the Western genre. Spanning the decades between the 1830s and the 1970s, these stories by such old hands as Loren D. Estleman and Gordon D. Shirreffs, as well as relative newcomers like Linda Sparks, introduce the reader to a host of salty characters who must come to terms with the harshness of the American West. Highly recommended for medium to large public libraries and academic libraries supporting writing programs.-Robert Jordan, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.