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Narrado por:
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Titus Welliver
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De:
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Robert B. Parker
When Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa, they find a small, dusty town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg, a man who has so little regard for the law that he has taken supplies, horses, and women for his own and left the city marshal and one of his deputies for dead. Cole and Hitch, itinerant lawmen, are used to cleaning up after opportunistic thieves, but in Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary, one who raises the stakes by playing not with the rules, but with emotions.
This is Robert B. Parker at his storytelling best.
©2005 Robert B. Parker (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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“Like the Spenser books, it’s a study of Parker’s enduring themes: buddy relationships, the weight that honor and responsibility put on a man, the consequences of violence, the way good can shade into bad and vice versa…a melancholy and sometimes moving tale of a lost but fascinating era.” (The Seattle Times)
“Dryly amusing…a conclusion that had to make Parker smile as much as his readers will.” (Los Angles Times)
“[Parker] takes total command of the genre, telling a galloping tale…[a] classic western… magnificent. As always, the writing is bone clean. One of Parker’s finest.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
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Good, realistic western with believable characters and effective narration. Kind of on the short side, but definitely worth the read.
Longer Review:
Story:
One of the better westerns I've read. Parker does a great job constructing a realistic story (at least I think so - it's hard to verify that without being 150 years old or a well-studied historian). There's no ridiculous gunfights or chases. No superhuman feats of combat or marksmanship with period weapons. It has some wonderful complexities without being at all hard to follow. In short, I can see this happening.
Characters:
He fills his story with believable characters that are exceptionally well-tuned for and by the story. Hitch's narration is down-to-earth and has a kind of clipped efficiency that is consistent with his character. Cole's actions and decisions give him depth that many gunfighters in western lore tend to lack. Most men (and women) probably know someone in real life like Allie. The list goes on.
Narration:
Titus Welliver does a good job on the narration. His voice feels true to the Hitch's character. I was glad to see that he has done the narration for all the Cole and Hitch stories that are actually written by Parker. This will give the series (which I have yet to finish) a sense of consistency.
Other:
Appaloosa is relatively short by my standards (usually books I listen to average to 9 or 11 hours and change). I'm torn because on one hand the books lacks useless filler, which makes it efficient and therefore more effective. On the other, I want the story to go on longer.
Overall, if you like westerns, I definitely say to give this one a read. Because of the shorter length, if you're weighing the best use of your credits, you might purchase this one at the audible discounted rate so you can use your credit on something longer/more expensive.
Western with a realistic feel
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good read or listen
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Excellent!
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A Good Western
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Tough characters, tough talk, tough country
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classic western
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Men with rules
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I am over 60 but ...
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This guy cannot write dialogue .. period!!
While this is a good story, if you can get past Parker's fatal flaw it is entertaining.
The movie is much better...
I also listed to Resolution, the sequel and it's a little better, but still has the "Virgil Said", "I said" virus.
Robert B Parker... he said she said
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A great listen and I am hooked. Finally glad to have a great western lawman/men series to enjoy and look forward to that comes quite close to the perfection that Longmire is and takes place just a bit earlier in history.
Very enjoyable and satisfying
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