Review: Van Holt - Has Me Loving Westerns Again
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2013
I grew up in an era where the spaghetti western was king, at the movies and on the television. This book gave me visions of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Roy Rogers all at once. The way Holt describes the scenery and his use of period language patterns takes you to another time and place.Jim Ryden was looking for the man who killed his family and left him orphaned. The period is the migration from the east to the west and most folks went in groups called a wagon train. The family was traveling alone and this made them vulnerable. the mother and father are killed and it was only his obedience to his father that kept him alive. Jim is found wandering alone by Bill Random who just happens to be a gunslinger, he takes Jim with him, teaches him what he knows and in time Jim sets out to avenge his parents.If you are a western fan you know that there is a lot more going on here than I am able to relay. If you loved movies like Destry or Shane or even the Good, and a Fist Full Of Dollars then you are going to love this. This is the first book in what will be a great collection for me I am certain.