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In the Rogue Blood Paperback – October 1, 1998

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The offspring of a whore mother and a homicidal father, Edward and John Little are driven from their home in the Florida swamplands by a sching parent's treacheries, and by a shameful, horrific act that will haunt their dreams for the rest of their days. Joining the swelling ranks of the rootless--wandering across an almost surreal bloodland populated by the sorrowfully lost and defiantly damned--two brothers are separated by death and circumstance in the lawless "Dixie City" of New Orelans, and dispatched by destiny to opposing sides in a fierce and desperate territorial struggled between Mexico and the United States. And a family bond tempered in hot blood is tested in the cruel, all-consuming fires of war and conscience.With soaring and masterful prose, James Carlos Blake brings to life an enthralling historical time and place--and a cast of memorable characters--in a stunning tale of dark instinct, blood reckoning, and fates forged in the zeal of America's "Manifest Destiny."
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James Carlos Blake was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. The most recent of his four novels is Red Grass River. His previous novels,In the Rogue Blood, received the LA Times Book Prize for Fiction. His short fiction has won awards and has appeared in a variety of literary journals. He lives in El Paso, Texas, and DeLand, Florida.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; First Printing edition (October 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380792419
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380792412
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book fantastic, enlightening, and entertaining. They describe the story as excellent, exciting, and richly told. Readers praise the writing quality as masterful, interesting, and richly depicted. They also appreciate the character study, saying the author is descriptive and unapologetic. Opinions are mixed on the violence level, with some finding it honest and raw, while others say it's very violent and dark.

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Customers find the book fantastic, educational, and enlightening. They say it holds their attention and is great entertainment.

"...To focus on Baker’s work, it is a wonderful, if disturbing, character study; the dialogue rings true and reaches towards the poetic; the scenes are..." Read more

"...It is a highly engrossing, swift paced, novel about life and events in the southern US nd Mexico, richly told, richly depicted, and as raw and..." Read more

"...None the less a very good read." Read more

"...Gritty with no holds barred. Great Read!!" Read more

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Customers find the story excellent, entertaining, and educational. They also appreciate the author's storytelling using the language of the time. Readers mention the book is exciting and keeps them turning pages.

"What an epic story. It Kept my attention and interest throughout. I highly recommend it if you like historical fiction." Read more

"...As far as I can tell the story is historically accurate except for the specific details relating to the main characters...." Read more

"One of the most entertaining historical novels I've read. Gritty is an understatement! I read it very quickly and was sad when it was over...." Read more

"...The tribulations that befall the two brothers are exciting and keep you turning pages. Was sorry to come to the last page." Read more

9 customers mention "Writing quality"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing quality masterful, interesting, and richly told. They also say the dialogue rings true and reaches towards the poetic. Readers appreciate the exceptional descriptions of nature.

"...the dialogue rings true and reaches towards the poetic; the scenes are honestly written, if occasionally slipping into the pornography of violence;..." Read more

"J. Blake is a good writer with exceptional descriptions of nature but the violence and ugliness of the characters left an unpleasant aftertaste." Read more

"The characters are fascinating and the writing is excellent. You feel as if you know the people can care what happens to them...." Read more

"...paced, novel about life and events in the southern US nd Mexico, richly told, richly depicted, and as raw and brutal as they come...." Read more

7 customers mention "Character study"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the character study in the book very descriptive and accurate. They also say the author is a remarkable talent.

"...To focus on Baker’s work, it is a wonderful, if disturbing, character study; the dialogue rings true and reaches towards the poetic; the scenes are..." Read more

"The characters are fascinating and the writing is excellent. You feel as if you know the people can care what happens to them...." Read more

"...I read it very quickly and was sad when it was over.Blake is a remarkable talent." Read more

"...What it does do is paint a harshly accurate portrayal of the barbarity that existed in primitive America...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the violence level in the book. Some mention it's honest, raw, and brutal. However, others say there is a brutal killing or scalping on every other page.

"...This book is full of graphic, gruesome violence and almost everything that happens to anyone in this book is bad...." Read more

"...The violence is not dishonest, but in most cases it was not strictly necessary. Some would believe this is how the West was; others might disagree...." Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story
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What an epic story. It Kept my attention and interest throughout. I highly recommend it if you like historical fiction.
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David S. Wellhauser
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Ride Into the Heart of the Mexican War
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In the Rogue Blood, by James Carlos Blake, has often been compared to Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West. Mr. Blake’s effort has been seen as a pale imitation and it seems for good reason. Both are literary works, but where McCarthy’s shines through as a work of literary genius Baker’s doesn’t reach as high or with as much elegance of purpose.

Mr. Baker’s book is very good and has suffered only because of the genius of McCarthy’s work and the latter’s author place in the pantheon of American Literature.

To focus on Baker’s work, it is a wonderful, if disturbing, character study; the dialogue rings true and reaches towards the poetic; the scenes are honestly written, if occasionally slipping into the pornography of violence; the resolution honest and to the point.

As a study of America leading up to and following through to the end of the Mexican War In the Rogue Blood is a very interesting piece of writing and well worth the reader’s time. Though not McCarthy’s masterpiece, In the Rogue Blood remains an important piece of work.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Recommendation: Men, more so than women, will find this work engaging if they enjoy historical novels littered with senseless violence. The violence is not dishonest, but in most cases it was not strictly necessary. Some would believe this is how the West was; others might disagree. Whichever your perspective readers should find this an enlightening read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Historically based. Honest violence. No nonsense.
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021
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Blake was interviewed by GQ in 2013. If you’ve read Cormac McCarthy you’ll understand. If you haven’t read Cormac McCarthy’s 1985 BLOOD MERIDIAN you must:

James Carlos Blake: I think Mr. McCarthy is one of the best writers of my day. The first book of his I read was Blood Meridian. At the time I was about three-quarters done with In the Rogue Blood and was very unsure of my approach in it. I was not only trying a style that was, quite deliberately—because of the book��s setting—a tad Faulkner-ish and somewhat Biblical, but I was trying to write the truest novel of violence I could. I was pulling out all the stops in my effort to show as graphically as I could just how horrifically violent that time and place in our history was. Then I let a friend of mine read the manuscript and he said he had a surprise for me and a few days later brought me a copy of Mr. McCarthy’s book. I’d never before heard of Cormac McCarthy, and I was knocked on my ass by our common setting of the same historical era and, to lesser degree, by the similarity of style—though his style, of course, soars up around the poetic heights of Parnassus.
- Blake interviewed by GQ in 2013
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great western, but dark
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2012
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I really enjoyed this book. I was looking for a western type book that was gritty with no cliches and this is definitely that. The setting during the Mexican American war was great and caused me to go learn a little more. As far as I can tell the story is historically accurate except for the specific details relating to the main characters. This book is full of graphic, gruesome violence and almost everything that happens to anyone in this book is bad. Having said that, I didn't find it depressing until the last few pages. I wouldn't have minded a slightly more upbeat close, but it was also good the way it was. Highly recommended as long as you don't mind every manner of violence, rape, torture, incest, etc.
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L. Heyvaert
3.0 out of 5 stars Blake is a good writer with exceptional descriptions of nature but the violence ...
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J. Blake is a good writer with exceptional descriptions of nature but the violence and ugliness of the characters left an unpleasant aftertaste.
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Peter A. Friedman
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013
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The characters are fascinating and the writing is excellent. You feel as if you know the people can care what happens to them.

The stories are fast paced and well thought out.
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Miguel Tonnies
4.0 out of 5 stars In the Rogue Blood
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2013
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No, it is not a McMurtry or a McCormack novel, but it sure comes close, James carlos Blake being a very competent and skilled Author.

It is a highly engrossing, swift paced, novel about life and events in the southern US nd Mexico, richly told, richly depicted, and as raw and brutal as they come.

It perfectly conveys what life must have been, roughly 150 years ago, in that region where only the most fit and mean had a chance at survival.

A very good novel. Do not miss it, those who enjoy the rough, tough, era herein portrayed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars There is a brutal killing or scalping on every other page!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
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One of the most entertaining historical novels I've read. Gritty is an understatement! I read it very quickly and was sad when it was over.Blake is a remarkable talent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint hearted
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2018
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One of my favourite reads from 2017. Blake writes with such wonderful use of the English language and with great prose. This story may be slightly far fetched but is a great story with characters you can believe in. Not for the faint hearted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars In the Rogue Blood
Reviewed in Germany on November 25, 2013
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I’m not a fan of Westerns, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. It has a very authentic feeling and is a far cry from the prairie romanticism of the Hollywood western. I recommend it highly.
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