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Erection Set [Paperback]

Mickey Spillane (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER DEPARTURE FOR SPILLANE Feb 14 2004
By Gail Cooke TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
While many may dub "The Erection Set" Spillane's "most ambitious work, " I can only comment that to my knowledge it's the longest. For this reader it simply didn't have the impact - the pow- of some of his earlier novels.

"I, The Jury" (1947) was the beginning, the beginning of a round of thrillers by then unknown Mickey Spillane. Mike Hammer, one of thrillerdom's ace protagonists was introduced, and the world couldn't read enough of his adventures.

Today Mickey Spillane is 85-years-old, and acclaimed around the globe for inventing the hard-hitting, hard-boiled protagonist who is a compelling mix of sex and sharp shooting. It's hard to believe this many years have gone by for the Brooklyn born Spillane. He's outlasted and out sold many of his contemporaries, and when last heard from was still hard at work.

Perhaps those of us who love to read don't take time to thank the writers who have given us so many hours of pleasure. I certainly fall into that category, so a big hats off to Mickey Spillane and gratitude for the wealth of reading pleasure he's given so many.

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3.0 out of 5 stars This book was just what I expected from the Great Mickey Jun 15 1998
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The plot was rich with intrige and the players did not know that they were playing with The big Dog. Kelly is a average Spillane characture. He knows what women want and what men fear. He is ready to give them both every thing he's got with both barrels.
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Amazon.com: 3.3 out of 5 stars  6 reviews
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2.0 out of 5 stars Spillane at His Raunchiest Oct 30 2011
By Maximo - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a big fan of Spillane's 1950's Mike Hammer series and even of his books about Tiger Mann, Morgan the Raider, Ryan the Hood. But Dogeron Kelly? What a second-stringer! I had heard "The Erection Set" was the Mick's most graphic novel. Whoever said that couldn't have been referring to the action in or out of bed. It's got a lot of nasty language and quips about every kind of heterosexual copulation, but the best thing I can say about it is it's very easy to pick up and put down without losing your train of thought. Actually, if you ever wanted to see Mickey's ex-wife almost totally revealed, then the cover photo is the best thing I can say about it. I bought it to take with me on an airplane trip and it served its purpose --- it was better than utter tedium.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars This book was just what I expected from the Great Mickey Jun 15 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The plot was rich with intrige and the players did not know that they were playing with The big Dog. Kelly is a average Spillane characture. He knows what women want and what men fear. He is ready to give them both every thing he's got with both barrels.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Trying Too Hard-Boiled July 19 2011
By A Reader - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I thought this would be enjoyably bad but it was just plain lousy. The lead character is idiotically invincible in every way, like James Bond meets the Terminator meets John Holmes. The plot is all about revenge for childhood mistreatment by villians who are one hundred percent bad. Our hero uses bullets and a conveniently infinite pile of cash to get what he wants. The whole thing is self consciously "seedy" and "sexy" in a way that a junior high age boy might have found impressive in 1979. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, there's also an anti-gravity invention tossed in, with about as much relevence as a space ship in the Maltese Falcon. I've read some Spillane before and I know he's not Shakespeare, but skip this one.
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