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[Ron Hansen] â Desperadoes ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Desperadoes Vivid and Authentic but Not Fully Engaging Vivid in sweep and detail, fresh in style and voice, this tale of the Dalton Gang's rise, exploits and final fall, told from the perspective of the lone survivor some forty or so years later, still leaves one feeling a little let down at the end.It's hard to root for the guys who are wantonly killing otherwise innocent folk while rampaging and whoring. Michael W. Kennedy said UNFLINCHING REALISM STILL ROMANTIC. Ron's Hansen's first novel, DESPERADOS, is
| Title | : | Desperadoes |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.32 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0394503503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-28 |
| Language | : | English |
"This is one terrific book"Gunsmoke for literate adults.""--New York""The writing is so accomplished and the book has such an authoritative tone that one finds it difficult to think of this as a first novel."--Jerome Charyn, "New York Times Book Review"
Ron Hansen lives in northern California, where he teaches at Santa Clara University.. Ron Hansen is the bestselling author of the novel Atticus (a finalist for the National Book Award), Hitler's Niece, Mariette in Ecstasy, Desperadoes, and Isn't It Romantic?, as well as a collection of short stories, a collection of essays, and a book for children. The Assassina
Vivid and Authentic but Not Fully Engaging Vivid in sweep and detail, fresh in style and voice, this tale of the Dalton Gang's rise, exploits and final fall, told from the perspective of the lone survivor some forty or so years later, still leaves one feeling a little let down at the end.It's hard to root for the guys who are wantonly killing otherwise innocent folk while rampaging and whoring. Michael W. Kennedy said UNFLINCHING REALISM STILL ROMANTIC. Ron's Hansen's first novel, DESPERADOS, is the story of the Dalton gang as related by Emmett Dalton, the lone survivor. Written in gritty Western noir style, Mr Hansen's unflinching realism attempts to tell the tale without romanticism. Yet, strangely, the reader is left rooting for these pathological killers as they shoot down men trying to protect t. Cinematic, smell-the-horses writing style Desperadoes is a fictionalized account of the exploits of the Dalton gang, but it reads like the truth. Ron Hansen breathes life into these characters.Hansen's cinematic style put me in the moment. I could smell the nervous horses as Grat crept among them at night, culling a rancher's string of ponies. I could feel the cold trickle down my neck as Bob
At age 65, Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the infamous Dalton gang makes a living by selling his outrageous adventure stories to Hollywood. Desperadoes details his memories of the murders, bootlegging and thievery he and his posse committed. The grit and excitement of these violent times are expertly evoked by the sharp pen and authentic voice of HarperCollins' bestselling author Ron Hansen.
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