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a_mckeever's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism
shcleveland's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. Like many other reviews, I saw the TV show long before picking up the book. To be honest, I think this is definitely one of those times the TV adapters got it right in the sense that they told a better story and gave us better characters. Walt Longmire of the books isn't a particularly good sheriff, and I don't think he's even a particularly good person. His character arc also feels... non-existent. He seems to wind up right back where he started... attempting to drink himself to death, this time with a dog.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Suicide, Sexual assault, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Violence, and Sexual violence
horizonous's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and War
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, and Sexism
◦ Chronic illness = Diabetes, fetal alcohol syndrome◦ Death = Spouse
meganpbennett's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Cold Dish is a very hard book to rate. It's an interesting look at a very small town sheriff in Wyoming, very near the Cheyenne reservation.
warning: the book contains characters who were raped. This review bring that up.
It's a very hard story, one full of rape and revenge, of murder and abuse. It starts several years after several young white men were given far too short a sentence for raping a young Cheyenne girl, when one of the assailants is found dead. Despite half the town and half of the reservation (including Longmire and his friend Henry) having motive, means, and opportunity, the case quickly hits a dead end.
It's a very convoluted story, with a lots of worldbuilding and plot to drive the story. There were more than a few hints, but I didn't see the twist of who the shooter was until it was revealed.
warning: the book contains characters who were raped. This review bring that up.
It's a very hard story, one full of rape and revenge, of murder and abuse. It starts several years after several young white men were given far too short a sentence for raping a young Cheyenne girl, when one of the assailants is found dead. Despite half the town and half of the reservation (including Longmire and his friend Henry) having motive, means, and opportunity, the case quickly hits a dead end.
It's a very convoluted story, with a lots of worldbuilding and plot to drive the story. There were more than a few hints, but I didn't see the twist of who the shooter was until it was revealed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Suicide
ibeforem's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I've been meaning to start this series for a while, and I'm glad I finally got around to it.
Walt Longmire is the sheriff of a fictional county in Wyoming when a young man is found dead. Solving this case isn't going to be easy, because a few years before he and some of his friends were found guilty of raping a Native American girl who is mentally disabled. A lot of people have a reason to hurt him, but is that the reason he's dead? Why now?
To add to the complexity, Walt himself isn't exactly sunshine and roses. His wife has passed away from cancer, and his life has felt very colorless since. He is mostly going through the motions, despite how hard the people who care about him try to convince him that life must go on. And the Native people who live on the reservation aren't his biggest fans either.
Despite Walt's greyness, there is a lot of color around him. Henry Standing Bear is a local bar owner and Walt's "in" on the reservation. Vic Morelli is his tough east-coast deputy who isn't sure she is where she should be. And above all is Wyoming itself, with its beautiful landscape and complex relationships. In addition to all that is a solid mystery that kept me guessing until the end.
If you're worried that you'll be spoiled because you've already seen the show, don't worry. The plot of this book isn't the same as the first season of the show, and you'll have the bonus of picturing the actors as you read. I plan to read more of these books, and I'll probably go back and finish the TV show too!
Walt Longmire is the sheriff of a fictional county in Wyoming when a young man is found dead. Solving this case isn't going to be easy, because a few years before he and some of his friends were found guilty of raping a Native American girl who is mentally disabled. A lot of people have a reason to hurt him, but is that the reason he's dead? Why now?
To add to the complexity, Walt himself isn't exactly sunshine and roses. His wife has passed away from cancer, and his life has felt very colorless since. He is mostly going through the motions, despite how hard the people who care about him try to convince him that life must go on. And the Native people who live on the reservation aren't his biggest fans either.
Despite Walt's greyness, there is a lot of color around him. Henry Standing Bear is a local bar owner and Walt's "in" on the reservation. Vic Morelli is his tough east-coast deputy who isn't sure she is where she should be. And above all is Wyoming itself, with its beautiful landscape and complex relationships. In addition to all that is a solid mystery that kept me guessing until the end.
If you're worried that you'll be spoiled because you've already seen the show, don't worry. The plot of this book isn't the same as the first season of the show, and you'll have the bonus of picturing the actors as you read. I plan to read more of these books, and I'll probably go back and finish the TV show too!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Alcoholism
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