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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I love this series, and especially enjoy the audiobook reader, George Guidall. This one was just a little too "woo-woo" for me, though. Were Native American spirits visiting Walt? Was he delusional? Was hypothermia/altitude sickness causing hallucinations? What was really happening? And how old is Walt anyway? As a Vietnam vet, he must be pushing 70; hard to imagine his body could tolerate all that happens to him and survive.
All those complaints aren't enough to turn me off this series, though. Can't wait to read the next Longmire book.
All those complaints aren't enough to turn me off this series, though. Can't wait to read the next Longmire book.
My favorite character is back, or is he?! This Longmire adventure was go go go from the first chapter, and full of action packed suspense throughout the entire book. Really liked this one, and still a little confused on what I think could have been or not been throughout this story.
Very fast read where Walt encounters characters from previous books and has to track down outlaws in another blizzard (read Longmire books during the summer, you feel the cold).
(last reread!)
Of this series, this book touched the most heavily to date on the spiritual, specifically on the Cheyenne and Crow afterworlds. It was compelling. The only part that lagged was the continuous chase that ran the whole story.
Of this series, this book touched the most heavily to date on the spiritual, specifically on the Cheyenne and Crow afterworlds. It was compelling. The only part that lagged was the continuous chase that ran the whole story.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Hell Is Empty (2011) is Craig Johnson’s seventh “Walt Longmire Mystery” and the author returns here to an approach he hinted at in one or two previous novels in the series. Walt Longmire is flying solo in this one…as in completely alone in his search for the bad guys. The book’s other main characters (love interest Vic Moretti, best friend Bear, the old sheriff, and pretty much everyone except Sancho, the newest deputy) are not to be heard from until the book’s epilogue. Sancho is around in the first third of the book, and Vic has a few lines of telephone dialogue to her credit later on, but that is just about it.
And that really doesn’t work well.
This series, like all the good ones, is all about the characters readers have come to know and love and how those characters relate to each other. It is about little side-plots involving several of them, and about how these people evolve over time. There is none of that here. None
What we have, instead, is a passable story of a dedicated Wyoming lawman who takes it upon himself to track down and kill one of the most dangerous criminals in the history of criminals. Under weather conditions that would kill a man half his age, Longmire endures numerous near-deaths to finally get his man. But, frankly, it’s all a bit blah when compared to most of the previous six books – this could have been any anonymous sheriff as far as the reader likely cares - and I hope that Johnson got back to normal with book eight.
I’ll soon find out as I continue my quest to catch up on the entire series.
And that really doesn’t work well.
This series, like all the good ones, is all about the characters readers have come to know and love and how those characters relate to each other. It is about little side-plots involving several of them, and about how these people evolve over time. There is none of that here. None
What we have, instead, is a passable story of a dedicated Wyoming lawman who takes it upon himself to track down and kill one of the most dangerous criminals in the history of criminals. Under weather conditions that would kill a man half his age, Longmire endures numerous near-deaths to finally get his man. But, frankly, it’s all a bit blah when compared to most of the previous six books – this could have been any anonymous sheriff as far as the reader likely cares - and I hope that Johnson got back to normal with book eight.
I’ll soon find out as I continue my quest to catch up on the entire series.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one was particularly predictable. Predictable plots don't make for the most riveting mystery novels.
One of my favorite series. Each book never fails to draw me in & transport me into incredible adventures involving nature, crime, psychological inquiry, and mystical forces of 'good.'
I liked this one less than the other Longmire books I've read far. It reads like an [a:Alistair Maclean|26970|Alistair MacLean|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1444422150p2/26970.jpg] or [a:Ian Fleming|2565|Ian Fleming|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1364532740p2/2565.jpg] novel, where the hero takes punishment after punishment until a final sudden success.
But, the Fleming/Maclean structure that is not also the defining characteristic of Longmire novels and this book missing the usual Longmire strengths. Those are banter with Henry and Vic, small-town complications, and references to Walt's pathetic state of living. Much like the third novel set in Philadelphia, I hope that Johnson has had an experiment with this style and is going to get back to his usual.
Note: I enjoy the differences between the books and TV show (especially because they allow me to watch both without spoilers); although this one is relatively similar in both.
But, the Fleming/Maclean structure that is not also the defining characteristic of Longmire novels and this book missing the usual Longmire strengths. Those are banter with Henry and Vic, small-town complications, and references to Walt's pathetic state of living. Much like the third novel set in Philadelphia, I hope that Johnson has had an experiment with this style and is going to get back to his usual.
Note: I enjoy the differences between the books and TV show (especially because they allow me to watch both without spoilers); although this one is relatively similar in both.
Could not put it down. Craig Johnson has drawn me into Walt Longmire's world so completely, that I shivered when the snow started.