Reviews

Brimstone by Robert B. Parker

blevins's review against another edition

3.0

I think this may have been Parker's last novel before recently passing away--maybe I'm wrong? He revisits the world of the western and the characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch--who were featured in the film APPALOOSA. It's a western with shoot outs, bad guys, horses, saloons, dusty streets, clipped dialogue. The dialogue is so short it feels more like conversation from a crime novel (where Parker has done most of his writing) than a western. These two worlds are kind of similar when it comes to the way people talk more than likely. Okay, but not blow the barn door off good. Just an entertaining, short, quick read set in a familiar world of the "western" that I enjoy every so often.

lindakay99's review against another edition

5.0

Probably my favorite thus far in the series!! I still can't believe I'm reading westerns!!

mark_amann's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

laterry75's review against another edition

3.0

Cole and Hitch find the duplicitous Allie French in a bordertown whorehouse. Much to my surprise, they don't leave here there to rot. Again, they find themselves caught between warring factions. No surprises, but plenty of solid action for Western fans and Parker fans.

I love Everett Hitch.

auri_underthing's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was darker than the first two but still enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

celestelee's review against another edition

5.0

I just love these characters. This book is certainly not great fiction and the cadence of their conversations follow the same pattern from book to book as do the evil villians. But still...I just love these characters.

spinnerdriver's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

felinehex's review against another edition

5.0

I like to listen to westerns as I drive (back and forth from AZ to WA) it calms the cat.
ANYWAY, I couldn't get #3 in this series, so I just borrowed the book and read it.

Love these 2 characters.

Now I can't decide if I want to read the rest of the series and have nothing to listen to next summer.... or wait.

birdmanseven's review against another edition

4.0

I'm happy to report that Brimstone was a return to form for this brief series. I loved the first book, Appaloosa, but felt like book two (Resolution) was awkward and forced. Brimstone managed to put the charcters in a fresh situation and allowed the them to move and grow. Very good. I wish there were more than four books!

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adelayedteacher's review against another edition

2.0

Mildly entertaining but lacking much like the previous books in the series.