tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197075706983155600.post3045577475758156752..comments2024-02-27T21:41:21.853+00:00Comments on Western Fiction Review: The Key-Lock ManSteve Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11631734673248632467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197075706983155600.post-77178613571149640842008-07-31T14:23:00.000+01:002008-07-31T14:23:00.000+01:00Trouble is that this is an extended version of the...Trouble is that this is an extended version of the short story Dutchman's Flat from the anthology of the same name.<BR/>Louis L'Amour's excuse is that he became involved with the character.<BR/><BR/>RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197075706983155600.post-9316859406065735912008-07-30T16:39:00.000+01:002008-07-30T16:39:00.000+01:00Haven't read this one yet. I definitely sympathize...Haven't read this one yet. I definitely sympathize with the "geography lesson" insight. That was very insightful. It's interesting you brought up the "invincibility" factor of Key-Lock. I'm currently reading L'Amour's <I>Buckskin Run</I>, and in the introduction, he talks about how one "myth" of the old west is that a .45 caliber gunshot would drop any man cold. Not so, he claims. He says he knew of many men who had been hit by such bullets and kept right on coming. I know he brings this idea up in another short story collection--that with adrenaline, et al, you can "take" more than might seem possible. I have no idea if this is true or not, but L'Amour seemed to think it was.<BR/><BR/>As usual, thanks for the review!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284832038989114035noreply@blogger.com