Hondo
Books | Fiction / Westerns
3.9
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Louis L'Amour
He was etched by the desert’s howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and the ways of staying alive. She was a woman alone raising a young son on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was the warrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against the white men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apache warrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor.
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Author
Louis L'Amour
Pages
208
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2004-04-27
ISBN
0553899244 9780553899245
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Well, this actually wasn’t as racist as I was expecting, but a lot more sexist, sooo I’ll just chalk it up to the 1950s and try to not roll my eyes out of my head at some of the commentary. That being said, I don’t read classic Westerns. The shoot em up attitude and overly manly manliness just doesn’t work for me, and I hate reading about long treks in the desert. So, you would rightly ask, why in the world would I read this book? Long story short, I needed an audiobook my husband wouldn’t hate while we were driving (without cell service or radio...imagine the horror in this modern world) in the middle of nowhere Texas (hence the western agreement for theme) and all my feminist western picks (Upright Women Wanted and Outlawed to name a few) weren’t readily available at short notice. So Hondo it was. <br/><br/>I mean, aside from my horror at the still pretty racist and extremely sexist dialogue, it was fine. It killed 5 hours of silence and it was fast paced and entertaining. I highly doubt I’ll read more classic Westerns but I’m glad I gave the master of the genre a try!"
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Allie Peduto
