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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Solid, predictably entertaining L'Amour. I'm pretty sure I read this one when I was 11 or 12 and just getting into L'Amour. A sweet little old lady at our church loaned a bunch of these to me because she loved L'Amour westerns. She passed away many years ago, but I still get a huge kick out of the idea of her placidly reading about bloody shoot-outs and brawls in between her knitting projects. I had forgotten all but the flavor of the story in the intervening 20 years since I last read this, so it was almost like reading it for the first time.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Louis L'Amour books just may not do it for me anymore, liked them when I was a boy
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you didn't know the author going into this, nobody would blame you for getting the impression you'd be reading a swashbuckling tale of some sort based on the first few pages. It begins on a boat at sea and ends somewhere far more inland: Utah.
+ Some fights are won via fists and guns. Others are won through sheer verbal intimidation in a way that avoids being over-the-top. Both styles of confrontation are well described.
+ Simple, feel good story for when you're in the mood for something easy to digest.
+ Invokes the feeling of watching a black and white western on AMC with your grandparents some late morning.
+ Super great court room scene. Unexpectedly engrossing!
- It's easy to see that this was an early piece of literature by L'Amour. Not bad at all, but a little shallow. Not a big mark against the book, but don't go into it expecting a marquee story found in later novels.
CONCLUSION
I enjoyed the story, especially how detailed the action was as well as the exciting courtroom scene. That being said, I was relieved when the book was over.
*The audiobook for 'The Trail to Crazy Man' I listened to was only the one novel instead of the collection of three stories republished from L'Amour's time writing for pulp rags. The narrator did a perfectly serviceable job of keeping me interested on a drive.
+ Some fights are won via fists and guns. Others are won through sheer verbal intimidation in a way that avoids being over-the-top. Both styles of confrontation are well described.
+ Simple, feel good story for when you're in the mood for something easy to digest.
+ Invokes the feeling of watching a black and white western on AMC with your grandparents some late morning.
+ Super great court room scene. Unexpectedly engrossing!
- It's easy to see that this was an early piece of literature by L'Amour. Not bad at all, but a little shallow. Not a big mark against the book, but don't go into it expecting a marquee story found in later novels.
CONCLUSION
I enjoyed the story, especially how detailed the action was as well as the exciting courtroom scene. That being said, I was relieved when the book was over.
*The audiobook for 'The Trail to Crazy Man' I listened to was only the one novel instead of the collection of three stories republished from L'Amour's time writing for pulp rags. The narrator did a perfectly serviceable job of keeping me interested on a drive.
I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
I had been wanting to read a [a:Louis L'Amour|858|Louis L'Amour|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1343675199p2/858.jpg] western for some time now and thought this would be a good opportunity. I did not enjoy it as much as I would have liked, unfortunately. There were a lot of characters and maybe a bit predictable at times. Throughout the story there were segments of fun and intrigue, but these were few and far in between.
One thing is for sure – it wasn’t easy living in the wild west! People got killed all the time with little remorse, apparently.
Audiobook narrator [a:Randal Schaffer|4434367|Randal Schaffer|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] rating: 3 stars
I always appreciate a new recording of an old tale. There’s nothing worse than trying to listen to a classic book with a “classic” recording of the audio. Randal does a decent job of changing his voice for different characters, which is helpful during dialogue portions. Though, there are times when the consistency is just a little bit off. If this were improved some, it would be perfect! I know it’s hard to keep up with this kind of consistency when there are so many different characters.
I had been wanting to read a [a:Louis L'Amour|858|Louis L'Amour|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1343675199p2/858.jpg] western for some time now and thought this would be a good opportunity. I did not enjoy it as much as I would have liked, unfortunately. There were a lot of characters and maybe a bit predictable at times. Throughout the story there were segments of fun and intrigue, but these were few and far in between.
One thing is for sure – it wasn’t easy living in the wild west! People got killed all the time with little remorse, apparently.
Audiobook narrator [a:Randal Schaffer|4434367|Randal Schaffer|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] rating: 3 stars
I always appreciate a new recording of an old tale. There’s nothing worse than trying to listen to a classic book with a “classic” recording of the audio. Randal does a decent job of changing his voice for different characters, which is helpful during dialogue portions. Though, there are times when the consistency is just a little bit off. If this were improved some, it would be perfect! I know it’s hard to keep up with this kind of consistency when there are so many different characters.
The Trail To Crazy Man
Louis Lamour
Western
Audio Book
It was a land where nothing was small, nothing was simple. Everything, the lives of men and the stories they told, ran to extremes.
The Trail To Crazy Man is one of Louis L'Amour's finest short novels. Shangaied into forced labor on a merchant vessel, Charles Rodney dies aboard ship from repeated beatings--but not before deeding part of his ranch to Rafe Caradec, whom he hopes will protect his family.
Louis Lamour
Western
Audio Book
It was a land where nothing was small, nothing was simple. Everything, the lives of men and the stories they told, ran to extremes.
The Trail To Crazy Man is one of Louis L'Amour's finest short novels. Shangaied into forced labor on a merchant vessel, Charles Rodney dies aboard ship from repeated beatings--but not before deeding part of his ranch to Rafe Caradec, whom he hopes will protect his family.