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Tucker: A Novel

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This was the first western I ever read, and it absolutley captivated me. I do not like TV westerns by any means but this book just seemed to grab my attention. L'Amour brought to vivid life what it is like to hunt someone down and to be literally hunted like a wild animal yourself. The suspense is suffocating. Tucker is hands down my favorite book.

"Shell" Tucker thinks his father is boring and doesn't know much. Then some of his friends get hold of the money that Shell and his father are traveling with (a lot of it isn't theirs) and won't give it back. An accident to Shell's father leaves him to recover the money alone. With some help along the way (both in growing up and in recovering the money) Shell learns just how good a father he had and how much like his father he wants to be. A timeless story and familiar to anyone who's raised a teenager.

This story is a classic tale of revenge and, later on, love set in the untamed land of the Rockies. L'Amour does a nice job of using the appropriate vocabulary for the time set while keeping your eyes glued to the page. I would reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys the thrills and spills of a classic cowboy novel.

This story is like "Haunted Mesa" in that it could have been written in half the time. I mean how many times can you be wounded and live to fight again. I do not like a lead character who constantly doubts him or herself as to if they are doing the right thing. I just could not believe how easily things fell in place for Tucker; I lke a little reality mixed in. I enjoyed the previous two Westerns that I just read by L'Amour, so I'll try him again sometime.

My Dad gave me this book almost 30 years ago, and I promptly fell in love with L'Amour's writing and characters. This book should be read by all young boys as it imparts values of keeping your word, hard work, doing the right thing, and coming of age as a man.

Louis L'Amour makes you feel as if you are the main character, and can wrap you around the story and make you think you are there - smelling the smoke, the tension, winning the girl without the foul language and gratuitous sex scenes. Wish we had more writers like this today.

This is the first full length western novel I have read. L'Amour is the man when it comes to these. I have previously read a collection of short stories by L'Amour, and found them to be a great introduction to the western genre. "Tucker" tells the coming of age tail of a boy who becomes a man without even realizing it. I enjoyed reading this book. I will definitely read more of Louis L'Amour. What's not to like? It has lots of action,survival,romance,loyalty... the list goes on. You will not regret this read. I'm so glad there are a ton of his books out there, that I'm sure to enjoy for a long long time. Happy Reading!

While Tucker had some interesting scenes, I found the endless chase repetitive and the ending unsatisfying.

Shell Tucker was just a boy when 3 worthless outlaws killed his father and stole their gold. But after the long coming days ahead as he is traveling through dangerous lands of the Comanche to revenge his father and recover their gold, Shell becomes a MAN!!!!

This classical western is a great read. In the book Tucker learns the truth about how to live one's life, the importance of having the right sort of friends, and what it takes to be a man. I love Louis L'Amour novels, but this is the one story that I find myself reading more than any of his others.

To be honest, this is not a great book, but it is a very good book - and the type of book that one can enjoy again and again.