Hondo

A short, well written, easy read. Full of stereotypes but great fun anyway. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I’ve seen the movie many times; the learning to swim scene always makes me laugh and I’m glad it’s here in the book too. This is the first Louis Lamour I’ve read and I’ll certainly try some others.

It's a western, and a pretty pulpy one at that, but I kinda liked it! It's got the things you expect; lots of flowery descriptions of the desert southwest, indian braves, backstabbing ne'er-do-wells, buffalo soldiers, a damsel in distress, and of course, a lone ranger, and his dog. The titular Hondo, can do no wrong. He's always trying to do the right thing with as few words as possible. Like a super hero in buckskin tights. It's a guilty pleasure, but I'm a white man and this book was written to pander to my masculine fantasies and I can't help but love it! I especially enjoyed the bits of Apache lore, though I take them with salt.