Review: Read it for the action, not for the plot
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2013
Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions below are entirely my own.I can write this review in two sentences: If you love Westerns, you'll love this. If you don't, you won't.The rest of this is dedicated to those still on the fence.Calling this a typical Western would be an understatement. Morgan Kane is a purveyor of every trope and tradition of the genre, for better and for worse. It's got thrilling gun fights and enough testosterone for a whole MLB team (sorry guys!) but is sorely lacking for three-dimensional characters and a broad, engaging cast. As for the leading man, well, men would want to be him and women would want to- I'm not sure I can detail that on a family site, but you catch my drift.To both the author's and the translator's credit, the writing is positively vivid - I could feel the great outdoors, smell the gunsmoke - it really felt like the old West.So, it is what it is, and unapologetically so. If you long for the glory days of the likes of Eastwood and Wayne, Morgan Kane is your new literary best friend. If you just want to try out the genre and see if it's for you, this book will absolutely tell you. But if you're looking for plot twists and powerful women, I'm afraid you'll have to keep looking.And as a side note, I won't even address the racism, as it's been covered very effectively by other reviewers. Just be aware that this book is over 50 years old, and while it cannot be defended for its caustic treatment of Mexican-Americans, it is not unexpected.Questions? Comments? Leave one below, or feel free to contact me at SeanOnAmazon@gmail.com.