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Let's talk Louis L'Amour...
Posted on 10/27/15 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 7:08 pm
About almost finished with Last of the Breed, which I really like minus all the Russian names that are hard to keep straight.
I haven't read any of the Sackett Series, and may start them next. Should I read them in order?
I haven't read any of the Sackett Series, and may start them next. Should I read them in order?
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Posted on 10/27/15 at 7:17 pm to GoldenSombrero
yes
Posted on 10/27/15 at 7:38 pm to GoldenSombrero
Yes and you need to read The Walking Drum and Haunted Mesa
WD and HM have nothing to do with the Sackett series but are great books
The Bowdrie series of short stories are great to.
WD and HM have nothing to do with the Sackett series but are great books
The Bowdrie series of short stories are great to.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 8:17 pm to GoldenSombrero
I have all but one 1 of his books. Have over 100 of them(some are doubles). I'm a huge fan. HUGE. Been reading his stuff since I was 6, so 22 years. Geez, I'm old.
His best books are The Lonesome Gods, The Walking Drum, Sitka, and Reilly's Luck.
Imo, if the Lonesome Gods had been written by another author, it would be an american classic. It is truly an amazing book. Has everything you want. Action, romance, suspense...it is just fantastic.
My favorite is The Walking Drum though. Lonesome is a better book, but I am a fantasy nerd. WD is a historical fantasy, and is as good as anything written by Cornwell, Lawhead, Llywelyn, and others of the genre. I literally can't recommend it enough.
Haunted Mesa is also good, its just...strange, and seems kinda out of character if you don't know what he believed on a personal level regarding Indian mysticism.
If you do the Sacketts. Yes, read them in order. They are his most famous novels, but I have them below the Chantry books, and the standalones. The first 4 are the best, imo. Sackett's Land, To The Far Blue Mountains, The Warrior's Path, and Jubal. Jubal is the best, and longest, novel of the bunch.
Try the movie board on the the other side. Whole lot of book nerds, its the defacto book board at this point. Might be able to get more discussion.
If you want to find his books cheap, try Amazon, Second & Charles if you are close to one, and flea markets. Amazon they will be a penny for most of them, but then there is $4 or so of shipping if you don't have prime.
His best books are The Lonesome Gods, The Walking Drum, Sitka, and Reilly's Luck.
Imo, if the Lonesome Gods had been written by another author, it would be an american classic. It is truly an amazing book. Has everything you want. Action, romance, suspense...it is just fantastic.
My favorite is The Walking Drum though. Lonesome is a better book, but I am a fantasy nerd. WD is a historical fantasy, and is as good as anything written by Cornwell, Lawhead, Llywelyn, and others of the genre. I literally can't recommend it enough.
Haunted Mesa is also good, its just...strange, and seems kinda out of character if you don't know what he believed on a personal level regarding Indian mysticism.
If you do the Sacketts. Yes, read them in order. They are his most famous novels, but I have them below the Chantry books, and the standalones. The first 4 are the best, imo. Sackett's Land, To The Far Blue Mountains, The Warrior's Path, and Jubal. Jubal is the best, and longest, novel of the bunch.
Try the movie board on the the other side. Whole lot of book nerds, its the defacto book board at this point. Might be able to get more discussion.
If you want to find his books cheap, try Amazon, Second & Charles if you are close to one, and flea markets. Amazon they will be a penny for most of them, but then there is $4 or so of shipping if you don't have prime.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 8:31 pm to GoldenSombrero
Anything from The Sackett series is good,but I really like his short stories best, most are much different from his westerns Off Of A Mangrove Coast was probably my favorite.
Do yourself a Favor and check out some of Alan LeMay's stuff too. He wrote The Searchers and The Unforgiven. His writing style is more in depth and descriptive, really good stuff.
Do yourself a Favor and check out some of Alan LeMay's stuff too. He wrote The Searchers and The Unforgiven. His writing style is more in depth and descriptive, really good stuff.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 8:50 pm to GoldenSombrero
yes -- part of being a man
Posted on 10/27/15 at 8:51 pm to rootisback
I have them all too. Put Flint on your list, it's a great read. Walking Drum is my favorite.
Not to change the subject but has everyone read the Hugh Glass story? Now that was a man. Another is Simon Kenton, check him out.
Not to change the subject but has everyone read the Hugh Glass story? Now that was a man. Another is Simon Kenton, check him out.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 9:02 pm to Ridgewalker
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Simon Kenton
Yes. Yes. Yes.
The Frontiersman is an amazing book. Kenton's life story might be the most impressive of the frontiersmen, but he never received the fame of Crockett, Boone....etc.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:22 pm to VaBamaMan
I have every book he's ever written, I liked to read as a kid, but when I read Son of a Wanted Man the imagery hooked me hard and I started devouring his books which led me to other authors and really began my love of reading.
The Kilkenny books are some of my favorites of his but I haven't read anything that he wrote that was bad.
The Kilkenny books are some of my favorites of his but I haven't read anything that he wrote that was bad.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:26 pm to Agforlife
I read them all when I was little. Do they hold up well?
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:29 pm to Lima Whiskey
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read them all when I was little. Do they hold up well?
Yes, I just moved and all my books have been in storage for almost 6 years and I can't wait until I can unpack them and start reading them again. I have read ever one of his at 3 times and some 4 or 5. I tend to wait a few years in between readings because I know the stories but the books still hold my intrest and attention. To me L'Amour paints pictures with words.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:44 pm to Agforlife
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Yes, I just moved and all my books have been in storage for almost 6 years and I can't wait until I can unpack them and start reading them again. I have read ever one of his at 3 times and some 4 or 5. I tend to wait a few years in between readings because I know the stories but the books still hold my intrest and attention. To me L'Amour paints pictures with words.
Nailed it. I've never read an author who can make me walk with the character like L'amour. His ability to subtlety create a vision of the world is incredible. He does it without being superfluous like many authors have an issue with.
Why could he do it? Because he actually lived, traveled, and did what and where he wrote about in his books. The man was a cowboy, a sailor, a boxer, among many other professions. He was even taught to fastdraw by an older famous gunslinger as a teenager.
The closest author I have come across is Stephen R Lawhead. Though Cornwell is pretty good as well.
Edit: He is highly re-readable. I have read The Walking Drum at least 12 times, and The Lonesome Gods about the same. I kinda want to start WD right now. Only takes me about 3-4 hours to finish it if I'm uninterrupted. Might do it tonight. Hmmmm.....
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:51 pm to GoldenSombrero
I've read most all iff LL's stuff. When my grandfather passed, I got all of them and took it from there. They are excellent reading.
Also, check out Elmore Leonard's westerns. They're pretty great.
I've never read Zane Grey, but one day I may get to him.
Also, check out Elmore Leonard's westerns. They're pretty great.
I've never read Zane Grey, but one day I may get to him.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:57 pm to DownSouthJukin
Few I red as a kid that I haven't seen mentioned.
Riding For The Brand
Four Card Draw
Turkey Feather Riders(meh)
Riding For The Brand
Four Card Draw
Turkey Feather Riders(meh)
Posted on 10/28/15 at 8:48 am to GoldenSombrero
I really enjoyed Last of the Breed.
Most of his Westerns are best enjoyed on CD while driving somewhere out west.
Most of his Westerns are best enjoyed on CD while driving somewhere out west.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:04 am to GoldenSombrero
In order. Once you're done with all of L'Amour's books, you can get started on Zane Grey.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:30 am to Numberwang
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Most of his Westerns are best enjoyed on CD while driving somewhere out west.
Agreed. I'm not much of a reader but listen to audiobooks while driving. Almost finished with Last of the Breed and its a pretty good listen. Probably start Lonesome Gods next.
However, I'm also listening to Lonesome Dove and it's great. I actually like listening to it more than watching it and it's one of my favorite movies.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:57 am to GoldenSombrero
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I'm also listening to Lonesome Dove and it's great
Had fun filming that one, rodeo producer I used to work for provided all the horses for the movie.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 10:31 am to Agforlife
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Agforlife
This guy got me hooked on L'Amour about a year ago when I made a book request thread.
The last one I read was Last of the Breed which was fantastic. I love wilderness survival stories and movies. Read Fair Blows the Wind as well. How these two and Walking Drum didn't get made into movies is beyond me.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 10:49 am to AubieALUMdvm
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AubieALUMdvm
Have you read The Lonesome Gods or Sitka yet?
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Walking Drum
Now would be the perfect time for this to be adapted, I just think a TV show would be better. It would be literally impossible to fit the full story into even a 3 hour movie.
The Walking Drum has 3 of my favorite quotes in it.
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Up to a point a person’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and changes in the world about them. Then there comes a time when it lies within their grasp to shape the clay of their life into the sort of thing they wish it to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good fortune or the quirks of fate. Everyone has the power to say, "This I am today. That I shall be tomorrow.
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Any time is a time for thinking of women, and when they thrust the blade that takes my life I shall be thinking of women, or of a woman. If not, then death has come too late.
And my favorite quote is.
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For today he who rides before an army, may tomorrow lie in its dust. I have only a sword, but a strong man need wish for no more than this: a sword in the hand, a horse between his knees, and the woman he loves at the battle's end.
Yol Bolsun!
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