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Title: Off the Mangrove Coast by Louis L'Amour ISBN: 0-553-58319-0 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not All Wesrern
Comment: This book contains many different kinds of stories and at first as I picked up the book and saw the contents only contained one western story, oooh, I might not like this collection. But being adventerous, I said to myself it's only one book. So I bought it and thoroughly enjoyed every story without question.
Rating: 3
Summary: Mixed Bag of Nine Stories
Comment: The nince uncollected stories here range from L'Amour's earliest days as a writer to his latest, but are linked by protagonists seeking justice. While L'Amour is most famous for his Westerns, most of these stories draw upon his own life experiences for their setting and subjects. L'Amour was a boxer, winning over 50 bouts, and in "Fighters Should Be Hungry" he presents the classic tale of a hungry kid seeking to avenge his father's death. Boxing surfaces again in the equally formulaic "The Rounds Don't Matter." I don't know that he was ever a detective, but he's not much of a detective writer, based on the two weak pulp stories here, "The Unexpected Corprse" and "Time of Teror." For the Western fans, there's a quite nice little tale of outlaws and gold, called "The Secret of Silver Springs." And for the checkers fans there's a brief little throwaway tale about a champion seaman checker player called "It's Your Move." I have to confess that "The Cross and the Candle" made such a small impression that I have no idea what it was about! The two best stories derive their quality from L'Amour's travels. "Off the Mangrove Coast" is about a villanous quarter of sailors seeking gold lost at sea. It's a tense, gripping story with a great fight scene. The longest and best story is "The Diamond of Jeru", about an expatriate American on Borneo who dreams of making a big diamond score so he go back home. When an American couple hire him to take them upriver, it turns into Deliverance meets The Headhunters. It's a great old-fashioned adventure tale that was recently made into a cable movie. All in all, a mixed bag with two gems and a few lumps of coal.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great entertainment for a small price
Comment: I've always been a fan of Louis Lamour's western's but this book is an excellent example of just how great a writer he was. Using his life experiences Mr. Lamour paints a vivid and entertaining picture in each of the short stories included in this compilation. And only one of them is set in the western genre. A great read for any fan of his or anyone who loves short stories.
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Title: With These Hands by Louis L'Amour ISBN: 055358491X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: May There Be a Road by Louis L'Amour ISBN: 0553583999 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Beyond the Great Snow Mountains by Louis L'Amour ISBN: 0553580418 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Monument Rock by LOUIS L'AMOUR ISBN: 0553580825 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 04 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: From the Listening Hills by Louis L'Amour ISBN: 055380328X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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