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Western

My first western. It was okay, pretty short book. Also was tired when reading it so that may have something to do with it. Like the good guys in the story, dependable interesting sorts. It was pretty much non-stop action and the lack of break from that was a bit taxing. Louis L'Amour writes well, but sometimes too dependent with the exclamation marks. There was a plot point that bugged me throughout the entire thing -- why in the world would they get in trouble and hung for mutiny? It was clearly expressed but I don't get it. They were taken on the ship against their will (essentially kidnapped), so why would mutiny still be a hangable offense for them? Grr ( )

Read from April 23 to 24, 2014

Listened for Review (Random House Audio)
Overall Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 3.50

Audio Rating: 3.50 (not part of the overall rating

Read It File It Review: I love Louis L'Amour and while Crossfire Trail isn't my favorite book by him, it is still a good read or reread. I picked it up again because I was curious how it would do in audio form.

Audio Thoughts:

Narrated By Jason Culp / Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins

Listen up: I think Jason Culp has an excellent voice and I will be trying him again in the future. My problem with the narration was due to my per-conceived notions of how these particular characters would sound. That isn't the narrators fault. Jason did a great job with pacing and delivering of the story so please check him out. ( )

Mo. 712. Rafe Caradan -- another of those forgettable last names - is the superhero for this tale of love and battle betwixtr the cowboys. his is shuch a short, hard tale, though, it begs the question --Ho much is a suprhro supposed to dare without being scared/ ne key gunikng down six hard guns -- not in this univerfse, bro. And Rafe geoes out for heroies in a Colorado or ontan or whatever. I THINK NOT. ( )