Appaloosa

Author - Robert B. Parker ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Berkley was reviewed on 4-Nov-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Appaloosa by Berkley. The book is an exact match of the movie. Hitch is a the storyteller in the third person. Cole is the main character and Hitch is Cole´s partner.
Cole and Hitch are lawmen for hire with a strict code made of Cole´s laws.
Cole is attracted to Mrs. French (Allie) after she came to the town of Appaloosa. It turns out that Allie is attracted to Cole because he is the top person in town. Her attractions change if another accends to the top.
A conflict develops with Bragg over Allie that Hitch settles for Cole by challenging Bragg to a gunfight. Hitch does not want his friend hurt in the relationship with Allie. In so doing , Hitch violates the code and leaves Appaloosa.¤

2) Paperback Book Appaloosa by Berkley. I am not a great Western fan, however, reading about the new movie with Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen, based on Robert B. Parker´s novel, I had to check out the book; and I was not disappointed. The characters were developed and drew me straight into the story. The storyline, while predictable, was always engaging. Best of all were the dialogs between Hitch and Virgil, sparse yet utterly entertaining.
The subtraction of one star is for the somewhat disappointing and strange ending.
Although the movie was quite enjoyable, it did not do the book justice. If you have only seen the movie, buy or borrow the book and read it. You should not be disappointed.¤

3) Paperback Book Appaloosa by Berkley. "Appaloosa" Reminds you of those Saturday Matinees with Randolph Scott shooting it out with the bad guys in the Saloon and the Good Guy gets the girl. Yet it´s not all black and white. The good guys have flaws as well, it makes them human.

Parker puts good and bad on a western canvas colored with frailty.¤

4) Paperback Book Appaloosa by Berkley. This easy reading book made a recent trans-ocean flight fly by (no pun intended). Falls into my "Eye Candy" category. Easy to read, occupies a few hours and no expectations for great lit, but decent writing. Great book for vacation reading.¤

5) Paperback Book Appaloosa by Berkley. This book is enjoyable for the Western book fan. Robert B. Parker captures the period as if he time-traveled from there. Men were men, a no nonsense approach to life. This is the perfect western, second only to Gunman´s Rhapsody, another book of his.¤

6) Paperback Book Appaloosa by Berkley. In one of Parker´s finest, two gunmen arrive in the lawless town of Appaloosa where the actions of a renegade rancher have already taken their toll.¤

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