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Reilly's Luck (2004)

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0553253050 (ISBN13: 9780553253054)
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Reilly's Luck (2004) - Plot & Excerpts

Louis L'Amour is an old friend to all who devour his books. If you are looking for a technically perfect book, his work is not the place. There are often slight discontinuities in his work for example in this book he met Wild Bill for the first and last time then several chapters later met him again. If you are looking for a rollicking good read however you will have a hard time beating a Louis L'Amour story.I learned from reading his books that first the story must flow. If the story does not grab the reader and immerse them into the world created by the authors thoughts the writer has failed. One thing for sure, Louis L'Amour never fails to captivate his reader. I recommend that you try him and see. Some writers write to the audience, Louis L'Amour always writes directly to you. When you read one of his books he is talking directly to you. Telling a story only to you. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to curl up with one of his stories understand the magic that a good story teller wields. For those of you who have not yet learned this, I invite you to find a quiet place and a cupa and let the world of Louis L'Amour devour you.

This book was recommended to me by two men who love Western stories, especially works by Louis L'Amour. I can't remember if I've ever READ a Western before, but after reading Reilly's Luck, I'll search out more books by L'Amour. In the book are the usual gun-slinging scenes, but there is more. Integrity, self-reliance, and fairness to others are imbedded in the "lessons" of this book. Plus, it's a good story about a man and the boy he helps become a man. There are strong female characters -- no shrinking violets here. I became attached to the characters and cared about what happened to them. Reilly's Luck is a good read for times when you want a good simple tale with colorful characters and settings.

What do You think about Reilly's Luck (2004)?

Okay - my father-in-law, husband, and all his siblings are Louis L'Amour fans. They grew up reading his novels. So, after 7 years of marriage, my husband finally asked me to read just one. I did, and I have to say it was really fun. Pure escapism, totally predictable and unrealistic, 100% western, but that's what made it fun! I smiled the whole way through. I think it's really nice, once and a while, to take a break and read a novel that you KNOW the good guy's gonna win and get the girl, etc. (the good looking, smart, fast-shooting, hard-working good guy, of course.) I had a great time reading it, and will probably read more Louis L'Amour books in the future.
—Kelley

Reilly's Luck is my favorite Louis L book so far and I have read about 20 of them. Of those I have read it is the one of about five I would give five stars to and not because of high literary quality. It was just so much fun. Lots of unexpected twists and turns and of course lots and lots of action in high Louis L style. You know the good guy will win with Mr Lamour but how he gets there can have a lot of variants. And as usual, honesty and generosity towards others always find their reward in t
—Andrew

I had fond memories of this novel & should have kept them. Beau Bridges read the book. His gravelly voice was OK for some parts, but the women's voices were horrible & a couple of women had very important parts in the novel. Still, he was OK for the adult male parts & was acceptable for the boy's.Unfortunately, the plot was full of convenience. OK, the end needed to be a convenient great meeting, but there were far too many others scattered throughout the story which skipped through time like a thrown stone. It could have used fleshing out in more than a few places. Instead, we're just told that "it was so" & usually that was the achievement of some skill that took a lot of practice, but there never seemed to be the time for it. Perfect heroes give me a pain, too.For all the spare writing & speed of the story line, L'Amour managed to repeat himself endlessly on the attributes & motivations of the characters as if the repetition would make them more believable. Didn't work.Overall, the story is a good one, but the execution just failed in this format & time.
—Jim

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