Gunsmoke 1: The Novel Summary and Reviews

Gunsmoke 1: The Novel
by Gary McCarthy

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Author: Gary McCarthy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12-01
ISBN: 0425165183
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Berkley

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Book Review: Festus Saves the Day
Summary: 3 Stars

Long time fans of "Gunsmoke" or "Marshall Dillon" television shows will want to pass this book up. The characters brought from the small screen are rarely reminiscent of the long-playing show. The story itself has its ups and downs. The characters seem flat and unresponsive--all of them, that is, except for Festus. The one character that seems true to the program of the fifties and sixties is the grungy side-kick of Marshall Dillon. The fascination that causes the reader to stick with the book is the hidden intelligence and machismo of Festus Haggen. Western readers will enjoy this first installment if only to see Festus win the day more than once. McCarthy is also to be applauded for his working without overt sex scenes or extra foul language that publishers have convinced western writers is necessary. The book could possibly be a script that would make it past the censors of yesterday's TV.

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