Reviews

The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey

filippasundgren's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

En gullig (grym och hemsk) berättelse om återupprättelse, kärlek och själens dualitet. Följer en man som blir driven från sitt hem och behöver uträtta en del hemskheter för sin överlevnad. Från ett tidigt stadie får man vittna att han är en väldigt splittrad personlighet. Någonting inom honom vill döda och erövra medan den andra halvan är en god man. Dessa delar står i konflikt under hela hans resa och det dröjer tills de sista sidorna innan ljuset vinner. 
Trots den väldigt äventyrliga handlingen och det ljuvliga språket så kan jag inte säga att det var en favorit. Det är inget fel med berättelsen i sig men det är väldigt mycket ”alpha male” vibbar.
De kvinnliga karaktärerna är otroligt ytliga, möjligtvis med undantag för mrs Bland (men hon dör efter typ 10 sidor). De existerar egentligen bara för att huvudkaraktären ska kunna få en upplysning om livets godheter och beskrivs aldrig särskilt mycket utöver utseende.

Ganska fire men tror inte den kommer lägga sig på minnet!

_quinnsreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Wild. Didn't expect it to be so well-written. Buck Duane! The ultimate personification of fictional alpha male character. Pure hidden gem.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, and Incest

Minor: Domestic abuse

tim_worldofsleuths's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

nadoislandgirl's review

3.0

Entertaining tale of a gun fighter turned Texas Ranger.

swordsmithing's review

1.0

One of the worst endings to a book I've read in a long while, and the journey to this disappointing climax is punctuated with perverse misogyny throughout. Overall, the usual Zane Grey fare.

bunnyhero's review

this is the one i should have started reading, not the mysterious rider. this one starts out with trouble brewing, someone looking to kill someone else.

i'll keep reading this, and probably won't finish the mysterious rider.

thereadingbel's review

3.0

Buck Duane, becomes an outlaw when he is forced into shooting a bloodthirsty gunman intent on killing him. He goes through many internal struggles as he strives so hard not to become the infamous gunman his completely fabricated reputation precedes him to be. This is a story about how easily a person might lose their way in life. It focuses heavily on loss, self sacrifice, and finally redemption. It was a great experience being inside Buck's head. He's such an interesting, intelligent character.

The main character does come alive as you follow his redemption story from outlaw to lawman as a Texas Ranger. Being a fast gun helps. I did enjoy the book and I am a fan of old westerns. The romance in them is less then desirable for me because the women seem helpless and need saving. Even if they have strength they still seem weak in the eye of the male hero. I like the gun slinging battling the bad guys part of it better than the romance side of westerns.

jessica90's review against another edition

4.0

Sometimes I just want an easy and entertaining story and "The Lone Star Ranger" ticked those boxes. It wasn't perfect; the female characters could've used more depth and the villain literally twirls his mustasche. But thanks to the intriguing main character Duane and the fast-paced plot I was never bored.