A review by kaelag
The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour

4.0

Louis L'Amour, best known for his American westerns, recounts the 12th-century escapades of Mathurin Kerbouchard, a clever young Celtic man ravenous for adventure, knowledge, and passion while on a personal mission to discover his father’s fate (and save him, should he still be alive). His sweeping journey takes him to Córdoba, a city renowned for its enlightenment at the time, through Europe and the Russian steppes to Constantinople and Persia.

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This book was some good swashbuckling fun! It is so over the top, and Kerbouchard nearly faultless, but if you go in expecting and embracing this for the genre it is, it is quite enjoyable. Kerbouchard is a protagonist you want to root for because he’s so full of life and heart. The book has a good many quotes and lines that had me laughing out loud as well.

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