ellethewraith 's review for:

Hondo by Louis L'Amour

3.75

---

I have never seen the John Wayne movie, so I don't know how it compares with the book, but I absolutely loved reading this. I was pulled right into the story from the beginning, and could hardly put the book down for any length of time. Hondo Lane is a character that still manages to be the awesome hero without being so absolutely fabulous that I want to roll my eyes. The action scenes were suspenseful, and they never got old for me. The romance in the story wasn't overdone and didn't detract from the rest of the story in any way. The only thing that kind of threw me was how rushed the climax was, and it sort of felt like L'Amour had a deadline to make, but even that didn't take away from the story. I loved this book, and it quickly became one of my favorites. I'm glad I chose this for my first western.