Michael Gouker reviewed Hondo by Louis L'Amour
Review of 'Hondo' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
L'Amour has a professional style. He uses the Western as a backdrop to a character driven story. As in most Westerns there is quite a lot of violence. The romance is a wet dream where women live in function of men, but there is never a hint of explicitness. Angie is a terribly paper-thin character.
I worried about the representations of First Peoples but Vittoro comes of quite good. He is a noble leader who loves children and is honest. Silva is terrible, but what is most awful are the whites' opinion of Native Americans. I give it a full star for showing their hypocrisy and racism.