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A review by martyfried
Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson
3.0
I'd give this 3 1/2 stars, but I rounded down because the author has had 6 books before this to practice with, so I expected more. I did enjoy the book, but mostly because I like the people and the places, and have gotten to know them over the course of the previous 6 books. But the plot itself wasn't that compelling. I think with the Covid isolation, perhaps I appreciated it as a chance to sit back and listen to a bunch of interesting people talking, telling stories, and generally bs'ing about life in a very cold place. I like the way people generally seem to help each other, when they aren't trying to kill each other, that is. And I especially like Walt Longmire's dry humor.
But like sitting around listening to a group of people talking, it occasionally gets a bit boring and slow, plus it's hard not being able to join in with my own opinions.
I listened to the audiobook version, narrated by George Guidall, who does an outstanding job for these books, as well as many others I've heard his narrate. I think his narration is an improvement over reading.
By the way, the title comes from Walt's answer to Ruby about what he's doing... "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here." This is a quote from the first act of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Walt is a pretty literate guy.
But like sitting around listening to a group of people talking, it occasionally gets a bit boring and slow, plus it's hard not being able to join in with my own opinions.
I listened to the audiobook version, narrated by George Guidall, who does an outstanding job for these books, as well as many others I've heard his narrate. I think his narration is an improvement over reading.
By the way, the title comes from Walt's answer to Ruby about what he's doing... "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here." This is a quote from the first act of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Walt is a pretty literate guy.