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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
For such a slow-starting book, this one really escalated!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Deceivingly durable, the surface of the high plains held the marks of man almost as long as the land itself marked those same men.
I don't know how Craig Johnson does it - where one book will hit kind of weak, and then the next one will just slam. This one definitely slammed.
This book was an incredible emotional rollercoaster. I was so happy to see how strongly this one features Henry, who is one of my absolute favorite fictional characters of all time. The showdown with him and Walt in the bar was absolutely amazing.
I don't know how Craig Johnson does it - where one book will hit kind of weak, and then the next one will just slam. This one definitely slammed.
This book was an incredible emotional rollercoaster. I was so happy to see how strongly this one features Henry, who is one of my absolute favorite fictional characters of all time. The showdown with him and Walt in the bar was absolutely amazing.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Once again, Craig Johnson amazed me with his talents.
I love how all the Walt Longmire's books are all different from each other.
This time, Walt, Henry and Vic were involved in mormon lost's boys, a former CIA Agent
who believed in his "legend", the growing relationship between Vic and Walt, a grand theft of Oil, a dangerous cult etc..
I found the story riveting and surprising.
I absolutely loved the way Cord and his 200 years old bodyguard are watching the DVD of "my friend Flicka" and worship it.
There are very moving chapters, like the fire, the death of a character and the last chapters.
The last 100 pages are a great page turner ( and of course, I wanted to know the end before going to sleep.. I went to sleepvery late!)
I didn't expect the end with Vic.Boy howdy...
The last chapter, with a conversation between Walt and Isaac Bloomfield is very moving.
This is the first time, I think, that a Walt longmire's book ends with a little cliffhanger.
How many time will I resist before buying the 10th book? Not too long I'm sure.
I love how all the Walt Longmire's books are all different from each other.
This time, Walt, Henry and Vic were involved in mormon lost's boys, a former CIA Agent
who believed in his "legend", the growing relationship between Vic and Walt, a grand theft of Oil, a dangerous cult etc..
I found the story riveting and surprising.
I absolutely loved the way Cord and his 200 years old bodyguard are watching the DVD of "my friend Flicka" and worship it.
There are very moving chapters, like the fire, the death of a character and the last chapters.
The last 100 pages are a great page turner ( and of course, I wanted to know the end before going to sleep.. I went to sleepvery late!)
I didn't expect the end with Vic.Boy howdy...
The last chapter, with a conversation between Walt and Isaac Bloomfield is very moving.
This is the first time, I think, that a Walt longmire's book ends with a little cliffhanger.
How many time will I resist before buying the 10th book? Not too long I'm sure.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Time to check in once again on Sheriff Walt Longmire and the quirky residents of Absaroka County, Wyoming. This time there is definitely something rotten in the county but at first it is not clear just what it is.
The action kicks off with an old lady telling Walt about the angels that have been helping her out by doing repairs and chores around her house. It seems that she leaves out a list of the things she needs to have done and somehow they all get taken care of. She never sees any of the angels actually at work.
His curiosity awakened, Walt decides to investigate the miracle and discovers a teenage boy who is the actual angel in the flesh. Walt learns that he is a "lost boy" cast out from a cultish offshoot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that has set up operation in his county. He puts the boy, named Cord, in a cell until he can contact Child Welfare and figure out what to do with him, then gets him a job at the local diner, washing dishes and generally helping out. But the boy keeps "escaping" and is soon joined by a ragamuffin old man who describes himself as Cord's bodyguard.
As Walt continues to investigate and get further involved, he learns that the boy's mother (from the cult) has been looking for him. He also learns that she is actually originally from the county and her mother, from whom she is estranged, still lives there and runs a bookstore. When he tries to gain access to the cult's property in order to talk with the mother, he is denied entrance. With no probable cause, he has to engage in some roundabout investigatory methods to try to get at the answers to all the questions that have been raised in his mind.
Meanwhile, some very nasty characters are crawling out from under the rocks turned over by Walt and his deputies, and Absaroka County is proving to be a very dangerous place for those deputies.
The best thing about these Walt Longmire books is that we get to experience them inside the quick and nimble mind of Walt. It's a mind that is marked by an affection for the unconventional and sometimes kooky and offbeat set of humanity that populates the county, the laws of which he is sworn to uphold. He has an open mind and heart toward these people and he prefers to just "let it be" and "live and let live" whenever possible. But he also has a keen sense of justice - and injustice - and he always tries to find a way to allow the better angels, even if they are just "lost boys," to triumph.
Longmire is quite simply a very humane and engaging character, always fun to read about.
The action kicks off with an old lady telling Walt about the angels that have been helping her out by doing repairs and chores around her house. It seems that she leaves out a list of the things she needs to have done and somehow they all get taken care of. She never sees any of the angels actually at work.
His curiosity awakened, Walt decides to investigate the miracle and discovers a teenage boy who is the actual angel in the flesh. Walt learns that he is a "lost boy" cast out from a cultish offshoot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that has set up operation in his county. He puts the boy, named Cord, in a cell until he can contact Child Welfare and figure out what to do with him, then gets him a job at the local diner, washing dishes and generally helping out. But the boy keeps "escaping" and is soon joined by a ragamuffin old man who describes himself as Cord's bodyguard.
As Walt continues to investigate and get further involved, he learns that the boy's mother (from the cult) has been looking for him. He also learns that she is actually originally from the county and her mother, from whom she is estranged, still lives there and runs a bookstore. When he tries to gain access to the cult's property in order to talk with the mother, he is denied entrance. With no probable cause, he has to engage in some roundabout investigatory methods to try to get at the answers to all the questions that have been raised in his mind.
Meanwhile, some very nasty characters are crawling out from under the rocks turned over by Walt and his deputies, and Absaroka County is proving to be a very dangerous place for those deputies.
The best thing about these Walt Longmire books is that we get to experience them inside the quick and nimble mind of Walt. It's a mind that is marked by an affection for the unconventional and sometimes kooky and offbeat set of humanity that populates the county, the laws of which he is sworn to uphold. He has an open mind and heart toward these people and he prefers to just "let it be" and "live and let live" whenever possible. But he also has a keen sense of justice - and injustice - and he always tries to find a way to allow the better angels, even if they are just "lost boys," to triumph.
Longmire is quite simply a very humane and engaging character, always fun to read about.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked it better than the last one. Not as good as earlier books.
What can I say? Love Craig Johnson. Just really good characters and great dialogue with an interesting story.