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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
YAThis fast-paced novel reveals life in the Old West from the point of view of the outlaws. After Jeston Nash kills a Yankee soldier in self-defense, he flees Kentucky and seeks refuge with his cousins, Frank and Jesse James, in Clay County, Missouri. He joins the James brothers to ride with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War, and later rides with the James-Younger Gang. Eventually Jeston, his fellow gang members, and his friend Quiet Jack Smith are saved from a life of crime by strange twists of fate. Vivid characterization; generous doses of violence, sex, and vengeance; and high adventure make this book a sure thing for fans of the Western genre.Carol Clark, R.E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Drawing inspiration from tales heard in his childhood, Cotton fashions an engaging debut that moves effortlessly between the Civil-War and traditional western genres. When the book's eponymous hero (who may be cousin to the notorious Frank and Jesse James) accidentally kills a Union soldier, he flees to the Nebraska homestead of the James clan. At first viewed with distrust by his supposed kin, he eventually joins up with them in Quantrill's Raiders, a Confederate guerrilla band that refused to accept Southern defeat and spawned the outlaws alternately reviled and embraced by the public. Seen through the eyes of the (relatively) innocent Nash, the ensuing action covers the careers of the West's most famous bandits from their first bank robbery to the disastrous Northfield, Minn., raid, which brought the partnership to a bloody end. (Also covered is Jesse's murder at the hands of the traitorous Bob Ford, while a brief epilogue relates the fates of these notorious personalities.) Cotton's authentic period detail and dialogue lend a disarming realism to this solidly crafted yarn. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
A treatment for a gangster movie dressed in western clothes, this first novel could be a statement about western myth, but the mindless violence makes it just pornographic. Jeston Nash, the proud son of a Kentucky farmer, has a natural gift for anything involving horses. But the Civil War is on, and what once would have been a fistfight over a horse deal gone sour ends with Jeston killing the other boy in self-defense. Clichés pile up as Jeston's father sacrifices himself uselessly and Jeston links up with his cousins Frank and Jesse James and their gang. The group robs, murders, and plunders its way across Missouri, Kansas, and as far north as Chicago, moving toward a jarringly humorous denouement. Jeston makes an enemy of Daniel Zanone, an incestuous and corrupt lawman (but then, all the lawmen in the book are corrupt), and this hostility loosely links the scenes of ritualistic violence that are the book's raison d'être. Jeston falls in lust with a society girl who is later instrumental in his reentry into society and his partial redemption by love. He also rescues a Chinese whore from gang rape and keeps her in a remote cabin as his mistress for seven years. Cotton tries to build a moral into the story; he claims the book is based on his grandfather's reminiscences about the James-Younger gang, tales that in the novel become Jeston's effort to deglamorize gang membership for his young son. This worthy stab at undercutting the genre is doomed to failure by a cliché-ridden plot, pancake-flat characters, and lovingly realized acts of violence. First novelist Cotton writes well, has an intriguing philosophical bent, and convincingly fictionalizes historical research; maybe next time he will put these talents to better use.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Combining fact and fiction, Cotton tells the tale of Jess Nash, a cousin of the notorious James brothers who rode with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War. Young Jess was content to stay in Kentucky with his pa, but then a dispute with a Union soldier turned ugly. The Yank and Pa ended up dead, and Jess--to avoid the hangman's noose--took off for family in Missouri. It was there he took up the killing life, first with Quantrill and later as a member of the James Younger gang. Long after the war ends, Nash and his partner, "Quiet" Jack, stay on the killing trail. Their object is Daniel Zanone, a sadistic former commander of the Kansas militia responsible for the murder of Nash's daughter as well as many of his fellow Raiders during the war. It proves to be a long trail and a hard country. This entertaining, ambitious western from first novelist Cotton suffers a bit from a plot that is strictly routine, but the characters ring true and the atmosphere is thick with the fear and paranoia of war. ~--Wes Lukowsky
《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
YAThis fast-paced novel reveals life in the Old West from the point of view of the outlaws. After Jeston Nash kills a Yankee soldier in self-defense, he flees Kentucky and seeks refuge with his cousins, Frank and Jesse James, in Clay County, Missouri. He joins the James brothers to ride with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War, and later rides with the James-Younger Gang. Eventually Jeston, his fellow gang members, and his friend Quiet Jack Smith are saved from a life of crime by strange twists of fate. Vivid characterization; generous doses of violence, sex, and vengeance; and high adventure make this book a sure thing for fans of the Western genre.Carol Clark, R.E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Drawing inspiration from tales heard in his childhood, Cotton fashions an engaging debut that moves effortlessly between the Civil-War and traditional western genres. When the book's eponymous hero (who may be cousin to the notorious Frank and Jesse James) accidentally kills a Union soldier, he flees to the Nebraska homestead of the James clan. At first viewed with distrust by his supposed kin, he eventually joins up with them in Quantrill's Raiders, a Confederate guerrilla band that refused to accept Southern defeat and spawned the outlaws alternately reviled and embraced by the public. Seen through the eyes of the (relatively) innocent Nash, the ensuing action covers the careers of the West's most famous bandits from their first bank robbery to the disastrous Northfield, Minn., raid, which brought the partnership to a bloody end. (Also covered is Jesse's murder at the hands of the traitorous Bob Ford, while a brief epilogue relates the fates of these notorious personalities.) Cotton's authentic period detail and dialogue lend a disarming realism to this solidly crafted yarn. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
A treatment for a gangster movie dressed in western clothes, this first novel could be a statement about western myth, but the mindless violence makes it just pornographic. Jeston Nash, the proud son of a Kentucky farmer, has a natural gift for anything involving horses. But the Civil War is on, and what once would have been a fistfight over a horse deal gone sour ends with Jeston killing the other boy in self-defense. Clichés pile up as Jeston's father sacrifices himself uselessly and Jeston links up with his cousins Frank and Jesse James and their gang. The group robs, murders, and plunders its way across Missouri, Kansas, and as far north as Chicago, moving toward a jarringly humorous denouement. Jeston makes an enemy of Daniel Zanone, an incestuous and corrupt lawman (but then, all the lawmen in the book are corrupt), and this hostility loosely links the scenes of ritualistic violence that are the book's raison d'être. Jeston falls in lust with a society girl who is later instrumental in his reentry into society and his partial redemption by love. He also rescues a Chinese whore from gang rape and keeps her in a remote cabin as his mistress for seven years. Cotton tries to build a moral into the story; he claims the book is based on his grandfather's reminiscences about the James-Younger gang, tales that in the novel become Jeston's effort to deglamorize gang membership for his young son. This worthy stab at undercutting the genre is doomed to failure by a cliché-ridden plot, pancake-flat characters, and lovingly realized acts of violence. First novelist Cotton writes well, has an intriguing philosophical bent, and convincingly fictionalizes historical research; maybe next time he will put these talents to better use.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Combining fact and fiction, Cotton tells the tale of Jess Nash, a cousin of the notorious James brothers who rode with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War. Young Jess was content to stay in Kentucky with his pa, but then a dispute with a Union soldier turned ugly. The Yank and Pa ended up dead, and Jess--to avoid the hangman's noose--took off for family in Missouri. It was there he took up the killing life, first with Quantrill and later as a member of the James Younger gang. Long after the war ends, Nash and his partner, "Quiet" Jack, stay on the killing trail. Their object is Daniel Zanone, a sadistic former commander of the Kansas militia responsible for the murder of Nash's daughter as well as many of his fellow Raiders during the war. It proves to be a long trail and a hard country. This entertaining, ambitious western from first novelist Cotton suffers a bit from a plot that is strictly routine, but the characters ring true and the atmosphere is thick with the fear and paranoia of war. ~--Wes Lukowsky