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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780425204320 ISBN: 0425204324 Label: Berkley Manufacturer: Berkley Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: June 06, 2006 Publisher: Berkley Studio: Berkley Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Ready for Prime TimeWow! This was my first introduction to Robert B. Parker. Verdict: Wonderful Writer! The characters are engaging and multifaceted. Parker does a great job weaving in complex relationships, and allows his characters (and readers) to struggle with tough emotional, moral, and social issues. It was also my first dip into the Western genre. Thanks to Parker, I'm hooked. Just bought Resolution and have a few other Westerns on my wishlist! Rating: - The Classic Western ReturnsThis book is a classic western built on a story that we've heard before. A unscrupulous man wants to own a western town. The marshal tries to stop him and is murdered by him. The town asks for help, and a gunfighter and his second come to clean up the town. Virgil Cole, the gunfighter, is an interesting character who appears to have no feelings but then, of course, a women comes into town who catches his interest. The book continues from there, with the man who wants to own the town hiring three ... Read More Rating: - Robert B. Parker continues to be amazing.Robert B. Parker's prolific writing career is absolutely amazing. Appaloosa is one more star in Parker's crown. His main characters of Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are lawmen hired to clean up a western town. Of course there is a woman involved in the story to make it more interesting. A traditional western theme of good guys vs. bad guy holds the reader's interest because the twist Parker puts into this story is pure Parker and pure enjoyment. I hope the movie is as good as the book. Rating: - I read it in one day because I enjoyed itAppaloosa was not written as a historical biography - it's a novel, very readable, has memorable characters and I enjoyed it. It's a fast read, but I'm reviewing it because it deserves this review: "A FUN BOOK TO READ". I bought Appaloosa and it sat on the shelf while I read other books because I was hesitant to get into a Western. Once I cracked the cover I didn't put it down. Those who didn't like this book said it was like other books by Robert Parker. I never read his other books so I can't say. I ... Read More Rating: - AWESOME Book - Recommend Reading This Prior to 'Retribution'I didn't realize when I purchased Retribution that there was another book in the Virgil/Everett 'series' so I read Retribution first. I loved that book but would have had a lot better context if I'd started with Appaloosa...plus the book is just terrific...enjoyed it even more than Retribution. I truly hope Robert B. Parker continues this series and develops these characters more fully. |
