tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post1479628434805781449..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: The Cage - Talmage PowellJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-47466341239372360202015-08-16T22:53:51.086-05:002015-08-16T22:53:51.086-05:00It is in third person. What a tough little western...It is in third person. What a tough little western with interesting characters and a bleak landscape. Now I'd like to find some of Powell's crime dramas, though I've seen a bit of his television writing.Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-51811196112258983152012-10-19T15:29:44.205-05:002012-10-19T15:29:44.205-05:00John: If I remember right I believe it was written...John: If I remember right I believe it was written in a third person account.<br /><br />http://vinpulp.blogspot.com/2011/06/cage-by-talmage-powell.htmlAugust Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-44234388490942968632012-10-19T10:16:47.835-05:002012-10-19T10:16:47.835-05:00Like Walker, I ordered a copy of THE CAGE. Sounds...Like Walker, I ordered a copy of THE CAGE. Sounds like a winner!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-50784458665161158962012-10-19T09:35:18.422-05:002012-10-19T09:35:18.422-05:00I have and enjoyed the Ed Rivers series but it see...I have and enjoyed the Ed Rivers series but it seems I don't have THE CAGE. I just ordered a copy from abebooks.com for $5.00 plus postage. Thanks for letting us know about this novel. I'm always interested in something different or offbeat.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-25877995539489267842012-10-19T08:51:31.356-05:002012-10-19T08:51:31.356-05:00John,
This is actually an old review of mine canni...John,<br />This is actually an old review of mine cannibalized from the WesternPulps archives, so I don't recall whether it's in first or third person and don't have the book anymore to check. My feeling is that it's in third person, but I don't know for sure.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-57303811595314846302012-10-19T08:43:52.277-05:002012-10-19T08:43:52.277-05:00I remember thinking that when I read "The Cag...I remember thinking that when I read "The Cage" years ago that it was the best Western that I've read in years. Maybe that was because it was a bit different than your standard western novels coming out in the 50s/60s. It sure was a well written one by Powell.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-18994746458167761992012-10-19T07:51:57.004-05:002012-10-19T07:51:57.004-05:00Powell sure did like these edge-of-madness sexuall...Powell sure did like these edge-of-madness sexually-charged revenge stories.<br /><br />They do hook into the gut. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-22606291295191420702012-10-19T06:26:04.395-05:002012-10-19T06:26:04.395-05:00Powell's Ed Rivers novels are excellent, and c...Powell's Ed Rivers novels are excellent, and cruelly under-rated, detective tales.<br />Is The Cage told in first person? One of the great pleasures of the Ed Rivers stories is the ultra-vivid clarity of the first person prose. Powell really puts the reader right into the story with his protagonist.<br /><br />John HockingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com