Comments on: Smonk http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/adventure/smonk/ reading material to get excited about Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:29:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bruce http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/adventure/smonk/#comment-8287 Bruce Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:27:37 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=580#comment-8287 I did read the book and I never just skim the books. I just did not enjoy it as much as you did. As far as the last 50 pages. Thats not really a Tales From The Crypt twist since those are more gotcha type affairs. Not lets throw in a bizzare twist of sex to excite the readers. I did read the book and I never just skim the books. I just did not enjoy it as much as you did. As far as the last 50 pages. Thats not really a Tales From The Crypt twist since those are more gotcha type affairs. Not lets throw in a bizzare twist of sex to excite the readers.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/adventure/smonk/#comment-8285 Jamie Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:49:52 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=580#comment-8285 I couldn't disagree more with the review. I actually wonder if the reviewer even read the book or just skimmed over it and took DIY Cliff notes as a couple of the plot points cited as examples are completely wrong. What I found most unique about the book is that it's a western (or "southern" if it pleases the author better) that takes a decidedly and unforseen gothic turn for the last 50 pages. It's The Outlaw Josey Wales with a Tales From The Crypt twist. A nice surprise to say the least. I loved Franklin's other works as well (Hell At The Breech and Poachers) and recommend this along with both of those. I couldn’t disagree more with the review. I actually wonder if the reviewer even read the book or just skimmed over it and took DIY Cliff notes as a couple of the plot points cited as examples are completely wrong.

What I found most unique about the book is that it’s a western (or “southern” if it pleases the author better) that takes a decidedly and unforseen gothic turn for the last 50 pages. It’s The Outlaw Josey Wales with a Tales From The Crypt twist. A nice surprise to say the least.

I loved Franklin’s other works as well (Hell At The Breech and Poachers) and recommend this along with both of those.

]]> By: WEEKEND REGASM >> 9.3.06 » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/adventure/smonk/#comment-5766 WEEKEND REGASM >> 9.3.06 » Bookgasm Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:26:53 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=580#comment-5766 [...] We here at BOOKGASM like to review books that we are already inclined to like. It’s a philosophical thing, really. While it’s fun and easy for me to review a book about, say, gardening, just to make fun of the hobby, the end result is very little of value is passed on to people who might actually enjoy such a book. All the more sad, then, is Bruce Grossman’s assessment of Tom Franklin’s SMONK, a noirish Western that Grossman says is all about ill-conceived weirdness that never really gets under his skin. Much like this column. [...] [...] We here at BOOKGASM like to review books that we are already inclined to like. It’s a philosophical thing, really. While it’s fun and easy for me to review a book about, say, gardening, just to make fun of the hobby, the end result is very little of value is passed on to people who might actually enjoy such a book. All the more sad, then, is Bruce Grossman’s assessment of Tom Franklin’s SMONK, a noirish Western that Grossman says is all about ill-conceived weirdness that never really gets under his skin. Much like this column. [...]

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