Rating: 
Summary: A great book no matter how many times you read it!!
Review: I've been a Louis L'Amour fan for as long as I can remember having favorite authors. The Walking Drum, although it isn't a western, is vintage L'Amour. His attention to character developement, historical and geographical accuracy, and good old fashioned story telling makes this one of the best novels he's ever written. Anyone interested in suspense, adventure, romance, and wit will have a great time with this book!!
Rating:
Summary: A courageous tale that crosses the barriers of race & time.
Review: One of the few books written by the great western author Louie L'amour that was not set in the old west. It tells of the trials and voyages that transforms a 3rd century English boy into a warrior-sage who was traveled the world and discovered the secrets of knowledge, kings and women. This book starts in the moors of Britain and ends in the mountains of Afghanistan, tracing the steps of young man searching for his long lost father. It wheels you throught the ancient streets of Paris, Toledo, and Constantinople, where the hero Kerchebroad, gains knowledge and nobility in everyway imaginable. His many adventures include the fairs of ancient Europe and the political intrigue of the Byzantium empire. Do not be fooled by the serious theme for it is written with the same mastery of character, plot and setting that any other L'amour book would have taken. It promises never to bore yet contains an air of freedom and truth that will make you long for the days of a good horse beneath you nad the sea-spary in your face.
Rating:
Summary: fun read
Review: this was a really fun read, and a lot of good historical information is interspersed as well, without making it boring. another recommendation of a similar type of book would be the farseer series by robin hobb, but if you haven't yet read "the walking drum" then get it today! you won't regret it!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Historical Novel
Review: Louis L'Amour breaks from his tradition of writing fantastic western stories in The Walking Drum.Our hero, Mathurin Kerbouchard, embarks on a quest to rescue his father from the dangerous and evil rulers of the Fortress of Alamut. On the way, Kerbouchard meets many new friends, as well as making many new enemies. He becomes not only a scholar and a warrior, but also a lover, becoming close to many beautiful women. This is a very satisfying book - I was actually forced into reading it with school, but I enjoyed it.
Rating:
Summary: A masterpiece!!
Review: I'm on my third read of this book. This book has a touch of everything ... great humour, philosophy, accurate history, romance, bravery. It's probably L'Amour's best novel. It was his first book I read, and it left such a sweet taste in me that I haven't really enjoyed any of his other books. I would recommend it to anyone, young or old. I read it for the first time after high school, and I'm reading it for the third time several years after college.
I'm inspired by Kerbouchard -- brave warrior, philosopher, scholar, lover -- as skilled with his sword as he is with his mind and his tongue.
I was a bit disappointed by the ending though -- the build-up and anticipation was so great that I don't think the ending did enough justice to the whole novel.
Rating:
Summary: Great Book!!!!
Review: Wonderful Historical detail meshed seamlessly with an exciting story line. This is one of my all time favorite books. My dad started reading it to me every night when I was 10 years old, and it was this book that made me truly love history and urged me to love and learn languages. It's just an absolutly fascinating portrayal of 11th century life. Meghan
Rating:
Summary: The only book i have read more than once.
Review: An amazing story filled with adventure, Its just a shame the other 2 books were never written. I have read this book 8 times now, and its still an awesome mental journey. READ IT!
Rating:
Summary: THE WALKING DRUM
Review: IT WAS GOOD, HELD MY INTEREST AT ALL TIMES. AT THE CLOSE OF THE BOOK LOUIS SPOKE OF TWO MORE BOOKS FOLLOWING KERBOUCHARD, DID HE EVER WRITE THEM? IF SO WHAT ARE THE TITLES?
Rating: 
Summary: The best of L'Amour in a different setting
Review: As with most people, I became a L'Amour fan through his westerns. In fact, it was a couple years after receiving "The Walking Drum" as a gift before I actually cracked the cover; the 12th century just didn't interest me that much. But when I finally did dive in, it was hard to put down. While in one sense this is vintage L'Amour--a lone hero fighting his way out of one bind after another with more strength and wit than anyone could truly possess--in another sense it is much deeper than the author's many westerns. The entire story--plot, characters, setting, history, etc.--is far more developed than L'Amour's typical writings. It is long, but worth the read.
Rating:
Summary: not a western
Review: Louis L'Amour writes great westerns but how many people know he writes anything else. I didn't until I got this book. Instead of L'Amour's regular 19th century American west, it is now 12th century Europe and Asia. A slight change? I think so, but one for the better.
The book follows the heroic Kerbouchard as he works for vengeance, love, and, unlike most heroes, knowledge. He is not that much different than L'Amour's western heroes. In fact, the book is just as good as his shorter westerns and maybe even more filling, since he does use a couple hundred more pages. And although it is not a traditional one of his, it is definitely one of his best.
|
