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cmbohn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
zmull's review
4.0
In a fun detour for the series, Hell is Empty features only cameos from the main cast, instead focusing on Walt and two minor characters from past books as he pursues an escaped fugitive. There's no real mystery to this one, but it does get mysterious, if you know what I mean. Johnson's other two departures from the formula had widely divergent results (setting the action in Philly in Kindness Goes Unpunished was bad, but the extended Vietnam flashbacks in Another Man's Moccasins was quite good), so another win in this mode has me hoping he does it in later installments.
greaydean's review
4.0
I probably should start handing out 5 stars for this series... but he's not quite there... A very high 4 stars though.
What will I do with myself when I am done with this series.
What will I do with myself when I am done with this series.
qu33nofbookz's review
3.0
A good story that dragged on a bit longer then it needed to and the theme in this one is getting repetitive for the series, you can skip this book if you are reading the series and not miss anything.
Sheriff Walt Longmire is supposed to do a simple prisoner transfer with the F.B.I. up in the mountains that turns out to be anything but. The worst of the prisoners (a native american they term a BFI) has agreed to lead the F.B.I. to the body of a young boy he killed a long time ago. The problem arises when the boy, Owen White Buffalo is on his turf and related to a recent prisoner Virgil (another BFI) who has escaped custody and is somewhere on the mountain. When the body is recovered the prisoners escape killing all the guards but 2 and taking 2 female hostages before fleeing up the mountain in search of hidden money just as the mother of all winter storms sets in. Walt of course chases them down. On the way he runs into Virgil who helps him as well as many spirits of the dead.
The action of Man vs. Weather that occur are completely unbelievable, everyone would be dead (most of all Walt) ten times over before then end of the story. It's also a very tired plot devise since it's used in all the other books in the series so far but the third book. The spirits looking out for Walt and helping him is a bit repetitive too and not that plausible. The chasing the convicts was the high of the story, it is a good chase book but that's about all it has going for it. Some humor but not as much as before. Not the best book of the series, I will count this one as the worst so far.
Sheriff Walt Longmire is supposed to do a simple prisoner transfer with the F.B.I. up in the mountains that turns out to be anything but. The worst of the prisoners (a native american they term a BFI) has agreed to lead the F.B.I. to the body of a young boy he killed a long time ago. The problem arises when the boy, Owen White Buffalo is on his turf and related to a recent prisoner Virgil (another BFI) who has escaped custody and is somewhere on the mountain. When the body is recovered the prisoners escape killing all the guards but 2 and taking 2 female hostages before fleeing up the mountain in search of hidden money just as the mother of all winter storms sets in. Walt of course chases them down. On the way he runs into Virgil who helps him as well as many spirits of the dead.
The action of Man vs. Weather that occur are completely unbelievable, everyone would be dead (most of all Walt) ten times over before then end of the story. It's also a very tired plot devise since it's used in all the other books in the series so far but the third book. The spirits looking out for Walt and helping him is a bit repetitive too and not that plausible. The chasing the convicts was the high of the story, it is a good chase book but that's about all it has going for it. Some humor but not as much as before. Not the best book of the series, I will count this one as the worst so far.
coolbeansmanuk's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
mschrock8's review against another edition
3.0
Continuing this series.
Borrowed on Hoopla through JCPL.
Listening length eight hr 30 min
Borrowed on Hoopla through JCPL.
Listening length eight hr 30 min
bristlecone's review
2.0
I really enjoy the Longmire series, but this one kind of drove me crazy. While the storyline was interesting and included characters that I like from previous books in the series, the primary force driving the plot is Walt Longmire making terrible TERRIBLE decisions. I found myself unable to concentrate on the high adventure and intrigue because I was SO annoyed with Longmire's decision-making. If I was a member of the Absaroka County Search and Rescue Team, I would actively lobby for a recall election.
krobart's review
4.0
This Walt Longmire novel is more like an adventure story than a mystery. It is also notable for the mysticism that occasionally appears in the books. In this case, Walt again runs into the troubled Vietnam vet Virgil White Buffalo, who assists him in an unusual way. The Longmire novels are not just whodunnits, but true ensemble pieces that further develop Longmire and the regular characters with each entry in the series. Wyoming is a character, too, and in this case, the mountains during a massive snowstorm make for a grueling environment.
See my complete review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/hell-is-empty/
See my complete review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/hell-is-empty/
wearsteel's review against another edition
5.0
Another genre of story. Told as usual with pace & polish.