Western Recommendations
One of the few genres I never really got in to. Blood Meridian is one of my favorite books, and I really enjoyed readingTrue Grit. Any recommendations? I'd like darker, gritty plots and better developed characters than John Wayne cardboard cutouts.
Lonesome Dove,,,Any of Larry McMurty's westerns have a dark side, but Lonesome Dove is by far the best
I highly recommend a western entitled The Shopkeeper, by James Best. My wife gave me a copy for Christmas and I flew through it and quickly ordered his second book in the series, Leadville. Now I have to wait for the author to finish the thrid book.
Originally Posted By Hammer54:
Lonesome Dove,,,Any of Larry McMurty's westerns have a dark side, but Lonesome Dove is by far the best
If you only read one Western this would be my recommendation
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Originally Posted By Hammer54:
Lonesome Dove,,,Any of Larry McMurty's westerns have a dark side, but Lonesome Dove is by far the best
If you only read one Western this would be my recommendation
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A big +1 on that.
All the pretty horses is a good one too though.
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If you want good westerns you read Elmer Kelton.
Current?
Author C.J. Box series.
I always liked Louis L'Amour's books.
Anything by Elmer Kelton. Best westerns ever, some set in modern times.
Also, Robert B Parker's Appaloosa series. Four books, the first of which became the movie with Ed Harris and Vigo Mortenson.
Originally Posted By hardcase:
I always liked Louis L'Amour's books.
Yep.
Originally Posted By hardcase:
I always liked Louis L'Amour's books.
Always a good read. I must own 30+ paperbacks. All of them are solid stories and great characters.
