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Hondo by Louis l'Amour revolves around a soldier set in the 1870s who must come to terms with his place in the dusty, violent, and sun-soaked Wild West.
If your idea of a good time involves spurs, bar-brawls, high-noon fights, Apache politics, and taming bucking mustangs, this book is for you.
But wait! It’s not just a testosterone-filled Stetson tipping, six-gun flinging tumble on the frontier. It has a genuine love-at-first-sight sideline. Hondo stumbles across a prairie owner named Angie. Can a young widow and her son warm the heart of the stoic, half white man, half Apache?
It’s a rootin' tootin' good time!
You’re probably wondering if Hon-do or Hon-don’t stay with Angie and Johnny. Well, not at first; she might be married and waiting for her husband to return. Plus, he has some unfinished business to attend to.
So, while Hondo is away, the Apaches want to set up an arranged marriage or pairing because they believe Johnny should not grow up without the requisite “man� skills. I.e. Horse taming, fighting, scalping, etc.
Will Hondo find out what happened to Angie’s husband? Will Hondo return to help Angie? Will the battle for land be resolved?
Thoughts: Howdy! If you made it this far, welcome, friend. 🤠 Westerns were my father’s favorite books, and heck, he probably read this one to me when I was a baby. It is fairly straight- forward, easy to read, and you can see everything coming from a hop, skip, and jump away. That does not mean it does not have a bit of heart. I truly felt sorry for Hondo, and I appreciated the observational attraction Angie made towards him. It’s your average helping on the farm, tending the horses, and teaching the young boy, but it was effective and slightly plucked the heart strings.
These types of western stories have been engrained in me from a very early age, so it was sort of ordinary for me, but it was fun being in the genre for a few hundred pages.
🎵 Soundtrack 🎵
� Hank Williams � Alone and Forsaken
� Waylon Jennings - Highwayman
� Toby Keith � Should’ve Been a Cowboy
� | Rating | �
� 3 out of 5 �
If your idea of a good time involves spurs, bar-brawls, high-noon fights, Apache politics, and taming bucking mustangs, this book is for you.
But wait! It’s not just a testosterone-filled Stetson tipping, six-gun flinging tumble on the frontier. It has a genuine love-at-first-sight sideline. Hondo stumbles across a prairie owner named Angie. Can a young widow and her son warm the heart of the stoic, half white man, half Apache?
It’s a rootin' tootin' good time!
You’re probably wondering if Hon-do or Hon-don’t stay with Angie and Johnny. Well, not at first; she might be married and waiting for her husband to return. Plus, he has some unfinished business to attend to.
So, while Hondo is away, the Apaches want to set up an arranged marriage or pairing because they believe Johnny should not grow up without the requisite “man� skills. I.e. Horse taming, fighting, scalping, etc.
Will Hondo find out what happened to Angie’s husband? Will Hondo return to help Angie? Will the battle for land be resolved?
Thoughts: Howdy! If you made it this far, welcome, friend. 🤠 Westerns were my father’s favorite books, and heck, he probably read this one to me when I was a baby. It is fairly straight- forward, easy to read, and you can see everything coming from a hop, skip, and jump away. That does not mean it does not have a bit of heart. I truly felt sorry for Hondo, and I appreciated the observational attraction Angie made towards him. It’s your average helping on the farm, tending the horses, and teaching the young boy, but it was effective and slightly plucked the heart strings.
These types of western stories have been engrained in me from a very early age, so it was sort of ordinary for me, but it was fun being in the genre for a few hundred pages.
🎵 Soundtrack 🎵
� Hank Williams � Alone and Forsaken
� Waylon Jennings - Highwayman
� Toby Keith � Should’ve Been a Cowboy
� | Rating | �
� 3 out of 5 �
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April 8, 2024
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April 8, 2024
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"So Hondo and his dog stumble across a farmland inhabited by a widow with a young son. After doing some work for her, he gets real close, sniffs her, then proceeds to tell her she had a bath today and smells like soap. 😅"
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April 12, 2024
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75.0%
April 12, 2024
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Apr 12, 2024 03:21PM
Lovely review Chris!! I’m happy this was an easy read for you 😁
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Nice review! And great soundtrack. RIP Toby
Great review! Sounds like a fun read! 😊
Maeghan🔆 wrote: "Lovely review Chris!! I’m happy this was an easy read for you 😁"Thank you so much, Maeghan! 😊
Tom wrote: "Nice review! And great soundtrack. RIP Toby"Thanks, Tom!
Allison wrote: "Great review! Sounds like a fun read! 😊"It was pretty exciting! Thank you, Allison!!
So happy you enjoyed this book, Chris! My mom loves the way this author writes about women. Terrific review!
The Wild West?! 😆 Adored and laughed out loud at all of your Western phrases! You made me think of home, thank you.
Nora wrote: "So happy you enjoyed this book, Chris! My mom loves the way this author writes about women. Terrific review!"I completely agree! Thank you so very much, Nora!!
Izabella (old soul country girl's version) wrote: "The Wild West?! 😆 Adored and laughed out loud at all of your Western phrases! You made me think of home, thank you."😁 - Glad you got a kick out of it, Izabella! Home is where the heart is. :)
Such a sweet (rootin' tootin') review, Chris! It's nice that you have such lovely memories of your father reading and enjoying this genre. :)
Ha ha, Thank you, Rosh!! Absolutely! There are so many great ones. ☺️
Great review, Chris! I particularly liked reading about how the characters affected you :) about westerns - have you ever read Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West? :)
Debbie Y wrote: "Great review, Chris! I particularly liked reading about how the characters affected you :) about westerns - have you ever read Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West? :)"Thank you, my friend! I have never read the book you mentioned. Adding instantly! Thank you for the recommendation. I shall go check out your review as well. :)
My brother from another mother! I was weaned on Louis l'Amour, one of Dad's favorites.
@Teres - **Queue up some Ennio Morricone** Well I'll be. I'm in good company. This is amazing! 🤩
Great review, pardner! Not my glass of corn liquor, but glad you enjoyed reading it. 😁
@Helga - You would like this one Helga! Lots of western tropes, cowboys, and living off the land. No bugs were mentioned. I would have put that in the trigger warnings for ya. 😜😁
Chris Lee wrote: "@Helga - You would like this one Helga! Lots of western tropes, cowboys, and living off the land. No bugs were mentioned. I would have put that in the trigger warnings for ya. 😜😁"I am sure I would like it, being a cowboy/western fan. 😐👻
Gillian wrote: "Awesome review Chris! 😊"Thank you, Gillian!!
