The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Better known as a crime writer. But I've read few short story collections as hard and beautiful and just perfect as the best of these. To dismiss Leonard as a genre writer is to really miss out. "

" Anthologies are tough, but this is a good collection of Western short fiction. If you've read the grittier Westerns of McCarthy (All the Pretty Horses, Blood Meridian and No Country...) this will strike a very dissonant tone. The stories are more event-driven rather than character or environment driven, as McCarthy's novels often are. But these are also much shorter, obviously, so I think that's where the differences lie. "

" A bit uneven, but plenty here to recommend it. "

" Leonard kept me amused, intrigued, and riveted with these two stories (Three-Ten to Yuma and Saint With a Six-Gun). His characters are immediately vivid, he has a deft way with dialogue, and he writes so that every word counts. I'm going to look for more! "

" Half way through the second story I was finally sure I'd already read this. Good stories, but clearly they didn't make a huge impression on me. "

" Long before Elmore Leonard became the master of crime fiction, while he was still in High School he was writing near a story a month for the western magazines. This is a complete collection of those stories "

" Before "Mr. Majestic," "52 Pick Up" and "Get Shorty" there was Elmore Leonard, the western writer. Yipee ki yah! "

" Short stories by Elmore Leonard. I listened to a couple of them on CD, but lost interest. "

" Bought it for 3:10 To Yuma, but there are some other great stories in the collection. "

" David Straitharn and Henry Rollins reading Elmore Leonard's Westerns? Eff Yeah! "

" Wanted to read the short story for "3:10 to Yuma". I've read a few other stories, too. Can't go wrong with Elmore Leonard. "

" Collection of Westerns, all short, very "My Darling Clementine." Nice, easy read. He's no Larry McMurtry, but who is?? "

" Leonard has what seems to have written hundred of Westerns. This book is a great collection. Each story is short and sweet, but each packing a punch with guns blazing! "

" I really loved Elmore Leonard's Western stories and their subtle male relationships based on power and individualism and respect. The hanging story was particularly interesting with its disguised priest and smart deputy. More talk than action - quite psychological. "

" Quintessential western short stories by one of my favorite authors. "

" Near perfect tales from the american west, centred around strong men of principles, who waste neither words nor bullets. "

" It's Elmore Lonard do I really need to say more? I love the way he writes, getting right to the heart of the story with believable characters who hold grit. "

" I don't normally go in for short stories, but these were pretty great. He gets in enough to most of them, so you don't feel short hanged. One thing- I think both "3:10 to Yuma" movies were better than the short story version... "

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" Loved these stories. I started reading Elmore Leonard books a long time ago but did not know he wrote westerns until much later. I'm a lover of westerns and I like short stories. This book did not disappoint. I recommend it highly. "

" I enjoyed reading this although I like novels better than short stories. "

" Bought it for 3:10 To Yuma, but there are some other great stories in the collection. "

" Loved these stories. I started reading Elmore Leonard books a long time ago but did not know he wrote westerns until much later. I'm a lover of westerns and I like short stories. This book did not disappoint. I recommend it highly. "

" Leonard has what seems to have written hundred of Westerns. This book is a great collection. Each story is short and sweet, but each packing a punch with guns blazing! "

" Racist, sexist, anti-gay. Also, skillfully paced, imaginative, wonderfully researched and narrated. Read it and weep. "

" Well fleshed out characters.. Good plots and Leonard's forte wonderful dialogue. Not usually fast paced but very convincing and immensely enjoyable. He certainly is a master of short stories.. "

" Wanted to read the short story for "3:10 to Yuma". I've read a few other stories, too. Can't go wrong with Elmore Leonard. "

" Taut, manly writing. One highlight is "Three-Ten to Yuma." I have yet to see either of the movie versions, but the short story is very good. "