Reviews - Sackett's Land | The StoryGraph

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Having read several L’Amour titles but none of the Sackett stories, I was surprised to discover the writing style of this book is quite unique. It’s kind of like L’Amour read some Bronte and Austen to get a feel for their prose then adapted it to his story telling. It’s not pretentious though; I think L’Amour was just trying to create his version of England in 1600. It makes for a fun read in my opinion.

Overall, the story is fast and engaging. All but the main character are rather shallow, but the book is only ~150 pages depending on the edition so how much development can one really do in such a short time? If you like action/adventure stories or L’Amour books I’d highly recommend this one.

sarahfay's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

suziqoregon's review

3.0

I've never read anything by Louis L'Amour before but a friend talked about this book and I decided to give it a try. I didn't expect it to be great writing but hoped to be entertained and I was. This is the first book in his series about The Sackett family.

It actually takes place mostly in England but it's about Barnabas Sackett and his reasons for leaving England and venturing to the New World.

It includes most of the historical fiction and adventure story tropes you can think of all rolled into one book but darn it, I enjoyed listening to it and plan to continue with the series.

John Curless narrated this one and I enjoyed listening to him. He also does the next few books.

It was enjoyable driving around listening and I love a big long multigenerational family saga so I'll keep listening.

lizzyg0201's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mamamelreads's review against another edition

3.0

Not much to say here. This book does exactly what it sets out to do ... tell the story of a man who conquers his enemies and the land in order to succeed and make a better life for himself. He finds adventure along with a rough but loyal group of companions. He manages to shoot better with a gun and with a bow and arrow than anyone around. He has no problem when facing odds of five to one against him in a fight. He gets the girl. He heads off into the beginning of his Happily Ever After. Just like every other Louis L'amour book in existence. I'm not a fan ... but I can see why others might be. These are comfort reads. You know exactly what to expect every single time you pick up one of these books. For that, this book earns three stars. I would have never read it, but for a book group challenge this year requiring that I read my best friend's favorite book. That honor goes to my husband, and since I had already read his favorite book, Great Expectations, I went with his second choice ... anything written by Louis L'amour. This is actually my second L'amour book, and to be fair, I ended up enjoying this much more than the first one. This is the beginning of a saga that spans American history, so it actually begins in England, before the larger settlement of the American continent. The Sacketts are eventually going to settle here, but they haven't arrived yet. Like his more prevalent Westerns, this is a story of expanding into new frontiers ... with more trees and less dust than the Westerns have. Will I ever read Louis L'amour again? Probably not. But this one wasn't half bad. I don't regret my time reading it ... if only because I absolutely adore my husband and feel like its okay to venture into the things that bring him reading joys once in a while. Three stars.