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erinvasut's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bergsteiger's review against another edition
2.0
Wow. This series went downhill quick. To start off with, literally nothing happened the first 30 pages except for Barnabas repeating his mantra of being a self-made man and how he was going to a new land to make a name for himself. Then when the action finally started it became very repetitive. Every sea adventure and every land battle was simply recycle, repeat.
The real challenge though, was with willing suspension of disbelief. Barnabas' knowledge base was far beyond a 16th century fen dweller. He knew about concussions, the voyages of Zheng He, and all the customs and people of the "New World", just to give a few examples. And his escape from the Queen's jail was simply ridiculous. He is thrown in a cell, needs to escape that night before he is tortured and digs some mortar out from around the bars, pulls them out and gets away over the rooftops.
Look, I get this is Louis L'Amour and these books aren't meant to be anything besides entertaining, but this a poor showing, even within the adventure genre. This book, single-handedly, has turned me off this series. I can't invest the months it would take to read all these books if they are of such sub-standard quality. I still have a few of his books I am going to check out, but the Sackett series is a bust.
The real challenge though, was with willing suspension of disbelief. Barnabas' knowledge base was far beyond a 16th century fen dweller. He knew about concussions, the voyages of Zheng He, and all the customs and people of the "New World", just to give a few examples. And his escape from the Queen's jail was simply ridiculous. He is thrown in a cell, needs to escape that night before he is tortured and digs some mortar out from around the bars, pulls them out and gets away over the rooftops.
Look, I get this is Louis L'Amour and these books aren't meant to be anything besides entertaining, but this a poor showing, even within the adventure genre. This book, single-handedly, has turned me off this series. I can't invest the months it would take to read all these books if they are of such sub-standard quality. I still have a few of his books I am going to check out, but the Sackett series is a bust.
wolfxx5's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
kirkreads's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
qjbrown96's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. Sackett’s land bored the hell out of me and it took me over a week to finish, but this book I finished in 3 days! I’ve only read about 5 Lamour books and this one is definitely my favorite. One of the biggest problems I have with Lamour is the endings of his books are such a bore but this one ends entertainingly, even though it’s not exactly what I would have wished to happen.
deathbytango's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
pdimanno's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shonari's review against another edition
5.0
This is my second read of the L'amour masterpiece as I decided to read the entire Sackett Saga. L'amour has the uncanny abilty to transport you through time and space and let you totally immerse yourself in his stories.
Barnabas Sackett is the kinda guy I aim to be. Honest, noble, trustworthy, faithful and best of all, an adventurer. I cant wait to see the generation of Sacketts that sprung from the great man and from the mind of Louis L'amour
Barnabas Sackett is the kinda guy I aim to be. Honest, noble, trustworthy, faithful and best of all, an adventurer. I cant wait to see the generation of Sacketts that sprung from the great man and from the mind of Louis L'amour