The Taking of Pelham 123

Treasure of the Rubbermaids 18: The Great Train Robbery The on-going discoveries of priceless books and comics found in a stack of Rubbermaid containers previously stored and forgotten at my parent’s house and untouched for almost 20 years. Thanks to my father dumping them back on me, I now spend my......more

What a load of old bobbins. Written in 1973 this book is racist, sexist and lacking any merit. Let’s start with the premise – not too bad a hijack, hostage taking plot that involves taking over a subway train and demanding 1 million dollars for the safe release of the passengers. The 70s was the era......more

The Taking of Pelham 123 is a masterfully written novel. If someone were to describe the narrative voice of the novel told from the perspective of 30 plus characters, you would say it would be damn near impossible to pull off in such a way as to keep the action moving, but Godey does it. It was inter......more

This book is a 70's time-capsule, but not in a campy outdated way. It still crackles with suspense, and maintains it's freshness, despite being written in 1973. It's easy to see why this material has been the basis for two movies.......more

I finally completed my reading of this somewhat leisurely paced subway thriller set in New York City with all the holidays' hoopla going on. Two movies were made based on the story, and I have not seen either one. I'd prefer to see the first one if only because I don't have much luck at enjoying the......more