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Shalako [Paperback]

Louis L'Amour (Author)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Corgi; paperback / softback edition (1969)
  • ISBN-10: 0552093416
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552093415
  • ASIN: B001TAMZ4Y
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Connery & Bardot cvr vg Corgi film tie-in

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4.0 out of 5 stars Shalako review 15 Feb 2013
By Ronnie_the_Reader
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well for some one that likes L'amour stories what's not to like? For me this one falls somewhere in between the short story and the novel or, possibly, film script categories. That's the only reason I gave it four stars is that I tend to like novels and longer stories. Otherwise it is a classic of the genre but none the worse for that. People say that his characterisations are shallow and stereotypical but I think they have missed the major characterisation of all of his books, the land and the culture. To me that's what he writes about mostly, the flora and fauna and the social mores of the times. Back in the day he used to say "if I write about a spring then that spring is there and the water is good to drink." I loved that authoritative confidence. I thoroughly recommend that you read this one if you are looking for a few hours of excitement and escapeisim!!! ;o))
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shalako: A Zuni Word 22 April 2005
By Kay's Husband - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This western from Louis L'Amour first saw light-of-day in 1962 as a Bantam soft cover, and has since been reprinted in both soft and hard covers. The action of the novel takes place in the year 1882 with the main character, Shalako, being as lean as 'a famine wolf', a person who could be 'a brooding man, a wary man,' who had little trust in him. He was the quintessential loner of the west, especially the Apache west. He was strong as many of Louis' most memorable characters were, and I believe him to have been patterned on Louis' himself.

With Louis L'Amour's death in June, 1988, we have no further 'new' material from his pen. But thankfully we have many westerns such as this one that can be read, and reread.

And after innumerable readings, this is yet one of my favorite ones. The character appeals to me, as does the time frame of the Apache wars in Arizona, and the international European collection of people. For me this book has as much character development as you will ever find in any of L'Amour's work. But again, I read Louis L'Amour for fun, for adventure, for escapism, not for a lesson in literature such as I found in college. I think too many people look for things in L'Amour's writings that he never, ever intended.

As a man who really knew the desert from experience, books such as this one come across reeking of love of desert and experience. Sometimes when reading a L'Amour such as this one, I pull out one of my hundreds of Arizona Highways magazines to soak up the visuals of his desert writing.

If you read this L'Amour and do not find it favorable, I find it hard to think that any of his writings could please. This is pretty much what the man was and did.

Read this one of the Sonoran Desert and the Apache and enjoy. Take a full bandoleer of cartridges and full canteen along though, for it can get mighty dangerous and thirsty out there in the desert, roaming around with the Apaches on the rampage.

Semper Fi.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Typical good Louis L'Amour - fun story 28 Oct 2004
By Henry Cate III - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This story hits the ground running and never stops. The story takes place over just a couple days. The hero Shalako is out riding the countryside when he comes across a beautiful woman, Irina. Irina is with a group of tenderfoots who are in the way of Apaches on the warpath. Skalako ends up helping Irina and her friends survive the Apaches, and other troubles.

"Skalako" is a well told story. Louis L'Amour learned his craft well. If you enjoy a good western, this is a good one to read.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but typical L'Amour 23 April 2006
By book lover - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Despite the three star rating, I like this book. The problem is L'Amour has a way of killing off the Indians like they were of no more importance than a fly being swatted on the wall. It's like the guys on Star Trek that get beamed down and you just know they're gonna get zapped. That's how his Indian chararcters are. They are there just to be zapped. Their lives are meaningless. It's a shame, because he was a pretty good storyteller, if not somewhat cliche at times.
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