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No Country for Old Men meets The Three Amigos.
"Sergio Leone would have killed to film
FISTFUL OF REEFER. Harry Turtledove would admire
the way history has been skewed. Others will love
the notion of Reeferpunk. The estimable Mr. Brown
has really latched onto something here."
-- Mike Resnick
"David Brown has opened up a new genre in fiction for me and I can't wait for him to write the next book." Theresa Mereszczak "
I really think that David's witty writing and fantastic story telling will strike a cord with anyone over 14!" Jade from Inkscratchers.com
WARNING This book is not a stoner story, but does contain cheeky humor and pulpy, double-fisted action! The author does not use or condone the use of marijuana while reading this novel. Thank you.
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Fistful of Reefer delivers a surge equivalent to a cocktail of 1 part serotonin, 2 parts adrenaline, with a dash of grenadine served over ice. This double-fisted, dieselpunk weird-Western resides between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.
In 1918, when Chancho Villarreal and his friends inadvertently create the legend of El Chupacabra, they draw the attention of Texas Ranger J.T. McCutchen to their goat ranch and marijuana farm north of Del Rio, Texas. What follows is an action-packed ride across the wilds of a Texas haunted by rumors of chupacabras behind every bush.
"David Brown has opened up a new genre in fiction for me
and I can't wait for him to write the next book." Theresa Mereszczak
"David really has a hand for action.
The sudden flood was one epic scene!" Marcus from Goodreads
"Perfect summer reading. Fun, different and engaging.
Anyway, my vote is get it!" Seth Neal
All Currently Known Lost DMB Files (including assumed gaps)
Reefer Ranger (#9)
Del Rio Con Amor (#14)
Fistful of Reefer (#17)
The Austin Job (#18)
Hell's Womb (#22)
Get Doc Quick (#24)
McCutchen's Bones (#25)
Twitch and Die! (#26)
Paraplegic Zombie Slayer (#35)
Fourth Horseman (#43)
Fistful of Reefer Lost DMB Files edition by David Mark Brown Literature Fiction eBooks
(Cross-posted from the Adarna SF book blog)Fistful of Reefer has a killer premise. It's a Weird West/dieselpunk adventure set in Texas about a gadgeteer genius Mexican marijuana farmer who's on the run from a bordering-on-psychotic prohibitionist Ranger. It's the first novel in the Reeferpunk series.
The opening scene sucked me in. Ranchers confront Chancho about their dead goats, and one reaches for his pistol and growls, "The goats didn't die from demon curse or fright, they died from colic-from too much marihuana." There are shootouts, chili-bombs, and epic chase scenes involving bales of marijuana. What more could one ask for?
The flippant prose is delightful in its old school pulp style, and the action sequences are thrilling. I'd probably re-read some of the fight scenes because they're that awesome.
For a book that promotes itself as a dieselpunk adventure, there isn't much dieselpunk machinery, although Chancho makes a pretty epic marijuana harvester that runs on manure. I hope Chancho displays more of his gadgeteer genius skills in the future.
I liked that the protagonists were a Mexican man, indigenous woman, and Black Seminole in a Weird West. But unfortunately, there's a lot of forced sentiment regarding protagonists, but your mileage may vary. If you like the melodrama and romanticism found in old movies like María Candelaria, then it won't bother you, but I found it to be dated and uncomfortably bridging on noble savage tropes with its cultural baggage (which requires taking its portrayals of indigeneity with a truckload of salt).
Characterization isn't Fistful of Reefer`s strong suit. Everyone can be summed up in two traits. They're still charming in that pulp fiction way, but I wanted more depth in the protagonists. I still really like that they are the heroes in a Weird West, but I wish they were more often defined by their personality, with their background informing their point of view, rather than being almost nothing more than their background. The story should make it clear that Chancho is a loveable rogue because he's Chancho, and not because he's Mexican; Nena is a brave woman because she's Nena, not because she's of the Kickapoo people; and Muddy is loyal and dependable because he's Muddy, not because he's Black Semiole.
Pages of infodumping about the protagonists' histories take away the story's momentum. Along the same lines, there's a lot of telling instead of showing with regards to their character traits. There's a disconnect between what their traits are supposed to be, versus what they are actually doing in the story. I can't say I'm impressed by the protagonists, but in contrast, the villain Ranger McCutchen is an excellent character. His motivations and history are revealed more naturally in smaller segments, and his actions speak for themselves. The narration didn't have to tell me explicitly that he's creepy and insane. He just is. This would be a much stronger book if the protagonists' character traits were laid out in a similar manner.
Chancho's aspirations grow larger towards the end of the book, instead of merely trying to outrun the ranger, he starts having loftier dreams of liberating the American people. Unfortunately, I was confused as to what this exactly meant. Does liberating the people mean liberating them from prohibition? Is it strictly about marijuana or is it more than that? Even though it's not clear what Chancho stands for, people turn up in droves to support him, because the narration claims that he's a Good Guy and stands for Good Things. So at the end of the book, I was left confused and unfulfilled.
Even though I have a number of criticisms with Fistful of Reefer, I commend the author for creating a fun and unique world, and I think that the series has promise.
Note: A free review copy was provided by the author.
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Fistful of Reefer Lost DMB Files edition by David Mark Brown Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Readers would do themselves a favor by jumping inside this fun story. It is inventive, visual and active with that big screen feel to it. Once you start that first page, you're in. The characters are unique, compelling, and three-dimensional. The author gives every sentence a lively artistic flair and his writing is both thought-provoking and humorous. There are so many unusual and unpredictable scenes in this story that it keeps you zooming to the next page. Some fun things include chili pepper bombs, bazookas, and goats raiding marijuana fields. I don't think anyone should miss this creative brand of writing. I really can't wait until they make this into a movie.
From the beginning, this book reminded me a little of George RR Martin's Hunter's Run - and the mention of a chupacabra only reinforced this. It's the setting and the lifestyle that does it, for of course the story is entirely different.
I admit the ending confused me a little - it seemed a bit hurried. I'd have liked to see more detail leading up to the ending, as I've seen in some of Brown's other Lost DMB Files books. Perhaps I'm just not used to reading such fast action.
A thorougly enjoyable ride.
in 1918, the main character builds a methane powered marijuana harvester, is shot at by a bazooka, has a kickapoo and spanish/african american friend, discovers a group of cave dwelling albino (?) native americans (with both carnivorous and medicinal beetles mind you) is only a days ride away from anything in central texas, breaks into a military base (on the run) where his african american/spanish giant friend remembers how to fly a bi plane despite being shot, CRASHES said plane INTO A TRAIN, STEALS THE TRAIN, gets rescued by a mob who somehow knows of his exploits (in 4 days in central texas in 1918), then steals a harley, (why not?) drives it back to his orphanage, has a come to jesus moment, lives a short virtuous existence, gets PARDONED by the governor of texas, decides to RUN FOR OFFICE, the discovers what may be the world's first gps device, and end. all from a conversation about chupacabras. ha!
so many unanswered questions, and not all generated by the abrupt ending. i also found at least a dozen spelling errors/ typos. i love how the author states in his commentary that the books are turning out awesome. has he read them?
Picked this book up through the Indiebookblowout, and enjoyed reading the work of another indie author (Derek Blass, "Enemy in Blue"). Must say, this was written just as well as any traditionally published book. That says a ton about an indie author.
I didn't find the story that outrageous. It seemed very true to its time period from a setting and prop standpoint. The language of the characters could have varied a bit, and some of the characters probably would not have spoken as eloquently as they did, but in all, it was very true to its time. With regard to the characters, they were built very well, over the course of the book through action rather than simply descriptions. There were a couple flashbacks that dragged on the story, but they did help with development.
The action scenes were well-described, and I was certainly able to see the action in my mind. I also found myself turning pages really quickly during several parts of the book, as the author did a great job of building tension.
!!*SPOILER ALERT*!! If I had any critique, it would be that the ending wrapped up a bit too neatly. Maybe it's just me, but I would have liked to have seen someone go down.
In all, this was a very well-written book. It's amazing what caliber of product is getting put out these days by indie authors, and David is no exception. For $2.99, or even $9.99, you wouldn't go wrong with this one.
(Cross-posted from the Adarna SF book blog)
Fistful of Reefer has a killer premise. It's a Weird West/dieselpunk adventure set in Texas about a gadgeteer genius Mexican marijuana farmer who's on the run from a bordering-on-psychotic prohibitionist Ranger. It's the first novel in the Reeferpunk series.
The opening scene sucked me in. Ranchers confront Chancho about their dead goats, and one reaches for his pistol and growls, "The goats didn't die from demon curse or fright, they died from colic-from too much marihuana." There are shootouts, chili-bombs, and epic chase scenes involving bales of marijuana. What more could one ask for?
The flippant prose is delightful in its old school pulp style, and the action sequences are thrilling. I'd probably re-read some of the fight scenes because they're that awesome.
For a book that promotes itself as a dieselpunk adventure, there isn't much dieselpunk machinery, although Chancho makes a pretty epic marijuana harvester that runs on manure. I hope Chancho displays more of his gadgeteer genius skills in the future.
I liked that the protagonists were a Mexican man, indigenous woman, and Black Seminole in a Weird West. But unfortunately, there's a lot of forced sentiment regarding protagonists, but your mileage may vary. If you like the melodrama and romanticism found in old movies like María Candelaria, then it won't bother you, but I found it to be dated and uncomfortably bridging on noble savage tropes with its cultural baggage (which requires taking its portrayals of indigeneity with a truckload of salt).
Characterization isn't Fistful of Reefer`s strong suit. Everyone can be summed up in two traits. They're still charming in that pulp fiction way, but I wanted more depth in the protagonists. I still really like that they are the heroes in a Weird West, but I wish they were more often defined by their personality, with their background informing their point of view, rather than being almost nothing more than their background. The story should make it clear that Chancho is a loveable rogue because he's Chancho, and not because he's Mexican; Nena is a brave woman because she's Nena, not because she's of the Kickapoo people; and Muddy is loyal and dependable because he's Muddy, not because he's Black Semiole.
Pages of infodumping about the protagonists' histories take away the story's momentum. Along the same lines, there's a lot of telling instead of showing with regards to their character traits. There's a disconnect between what their traits are supposed to be, versus what they are actually doing in the story. I can't say I'm impressed by the protagonists, but in contrast, the villain Ranger McCutchen is an excellent character. His motivations and history are revealed more naturally in smaller segments, and his actions speak for themselves. The narration didn't have to tell me explicitly that he's creepy and insane. He just is. This would be a much stronger book if the protagonists' character traits were laid out in a similar manner.
Chancho's aspirations grow larger towards the end of the book, instead of merely trying to outrun the ranger, he starts having loftier dreams of liberating the American people. Unfortunately, I was confused as to what this exactly meant. Does liberating the people mean liberating them from prohibition? Is it strictly about marijuana or is it more than that? Even though it's not clear what Chancho stands for, people turn up in droves to support him, because the narration claims that he's a Good Guy and stands for Good Things. So at the end of the book, I was left confused and unfulfilled.
Even though I have a number of criticisms with Fistful of Reefer, I commend the author for creating a fun and unique world, and I think that the series has promise.
Note A free review copy was provided by the author.
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