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When I saw the fantastic western movie Appaloosa, (starring Ed. Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons and Renee Zellweger) in 2008 I loved the simple but exciting western story. I did not realize at the time that the movie was based upon a book (Appaloosa) by Robert B. Parker who has a whole western series about the characters of Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch.

I decided to purchase this 276 page hardback copy when I saw it on Amazon for a bargain price. I was pleasantly surprised that this book was even better than the movie, even though it followed closely the movie version. The reason the book was so good is because it made you understand the characters much better. There is no doubt both Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch make a great team, but the difference is the Virgil Cole character is in my opinion has somewhat of a psychopathic personality. Everett has a conscious even though he has had to kill many bad guys in his profession.

In any case, I loved this book so much that I intend to purchase more of Parker’s western novels about Virgil and Everett.
If you like westerns you should check out this book and the movie. I think they are both great.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Training Alone in Combatives and Self-Defense).


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Appaloosa A Cole and Hitch Novel Robert B Parker Books Reviews

I was intrigued by Appaloosa after, frankly, seeing the movie taken from the book. So I decided to read the book and am glad I did. Parker writes sparingly and with simple eloquence and his development of characters allows one have the feeling they really know these individuals personally. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are, in essence, hired gunmen who cloak themselves in the law, a law that often times, for Cole especially, becomes more of their own making than that of the towns they have hired on to tame. Cole, in particular, has a violent and dark side, but as Parker reveals, has too, personal vulnerabilities that are more powereful than the demons he lives with on a daily basis. Allie French, who plays the piano poorly, but still, never seems to find that a hinderance in finding work in saloons, becomes Cole's passion, though he is fully aware of the type person she has become, one who knows no boundaries if it ensures her personal survival. One of the more interesting characters is Katie Goode, "...who was a quarter Kiowa, a quarter Mex, and half some sort of travelin' Yankee." Goode is the "love" interest of Hitch and from her profession as a whore, quickly sizes up Allie for the manipulative person she is who targets whomeverf she believes is the most powerful person she's with at the moment, i.e. the "stud" who offers her the most protection. Parker parallel's the story of Cole and Hitch and their epic and protracted battle with the violent and sinister Randall Bragg for control of the little town of Appaloosa with their observations of a wild Appaloosa stallion who battles to retain control of his herd. Hitch notes, as he's leaving Appaloosa for the last time and observes the wild stallion, "He's got the mares, I thought. But the mare's got him, too."

Parker's story is an easy read...some chapters are only a few paragraphs long. The ending, while not surprising as I'd seen the movie, is still intriguing with a somewhat different spin than the movie. Simply stated, this is a wonderfully well constructed story that could be re-read in the future.
I read "Appaloosa" after watching the movie and found it added depth and feeling that the film somehow lacked. Robert B Parker's approach of revealing Virgil Cole to the reader through the eyes of Everett Hitch, his partner in unorthodox but effective law keeping, worked extremely well. Parker's descriptions and setting were all that you could wish for in an evocative Western and his plotting very clever. His characters are well rounded and believable, and for all the moody tension, there is also plenty of action. If the rest of the series is as good as this, it will definitely be worth reading.
I've read Robert B. Parker off and on for years and always enjoyed his books. When I found out he had writen some western books I had to read them. This book is writen from the veiw point of Evertt Hitch, as he observes and assists his long time friend Virgil Cole. The book is a first person account as most, if not all of Parkers books seem to be. My wife hates this style of writing and won't hardly read a book written like this? She doesn't know what she is missing.
Any way, the plot follows both Virgil and Evertt as they come to the town of Appaloosa to become the new local law after the previous town marshall is killed by a local tough "Randall Bragg". I won't delve to much deeper into the plot so as not to spoil it for those who've not yet read it or viewed the movie based on the the book.
The only criticism I would have for this book is that Parker made a few historical errors here and there. Mostly in regard to weapons and possibly who the local indians might have been? This might not have been Parker's doing as I have heard of pesky editors mucking about in one's writing. The movie adaptation of this book fixed most of that anyway. But its not a historical book and is very good in almost every other detail.
This is a story about a great friendship where the friends never seem to doubt each other. Its about men who will do for others with out having to be asked. Its about watching a friend fall in love with a flawed woman and just being there when that friend needs you to be there.
I've read a lot of Westerns over the years. Larry McMurtry, Zane Grey's "Riders of the Purple Sage", everything from Cormac Mcarthy, and most of Louis Lamour's book. This has to be the best I've ever read in this genre. It's a simple story and the writing is also simple. It's just a magnificent book. I watched the movie years before I read the book and I'm glad I did. I can envision Ed Harris and Vigo Mortenson in every scene and it increased the pleasure of the reading.
When I saw the fantastic western movie Appaloosa, (starring Ed. Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons and Renee Zellweger) in 2008 I loved the simple but exciting western story. I did not realize at the time that the movie was based upon a book (Appaloosa) by Robert B. Parker who has a whole western series about the characters of Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch.

I decided to purchase this 276 page hardback copy when I saw it on for a bargain price. I was pleasantly surprised that this book was even better than the movie, even though it followed closely the movie version. The reason the book was so good is because it made you understand the characters much better. There is no doubt both Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch make a great team, but the difference is the Virgil Cole character is in my opinion has somewhat of a psychopathic personality. Everett has a conscious even though he has had to kill many bad guys in his profession.

In any case, I loved this book so much that I intend to purchase more of Parker’s western novels about Virgil and Everett.
If you like westerns you should check out this book and the movie. I think they are both great.

Rating 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author Training Alone in Combatives and Self-Defense).