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The Lonesome Gods

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“I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid.”

This was the boy’s mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather’s eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Joh...more

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Published January 1st 1984 by Bantam (first published March 28th 1983)

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Dec 08, 2010 Jeanette rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Jeanette by: Mom

Shelves: all-fiction, america, five-star-fiction, historical-fiction, miss-trees

Take a jaunt through mid-19th-century Southern California with Louis L'Amour. He earned all five stars from this California girl for historical and geographical research and accuracy. The story follows orphan Johannes Verne from age seven through early manhood. He grows up with the territory, and always has to watch his backside because his wealthy Californio grandfather wants him dead. But he is Johannes Verne, and he is not afraid.

There are some minor plot flaws, and the ending felt a little...more

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Jan 30, 2008 Lucinda rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was not just a cowboy, shoot ‘em up story, but if it weren’t an assignment, I don’t know if I would have read it. My sister said it was a book for old men! If you have children that you want to grow up with a strong moral character and the best education they can possibly get, this book is a must read. It is a model for an excellent education. Louis L’Amour makes it clear that history taught in public schools is not accurate, pointing out that Christopher Columbus only “discovered” a l...more This book was not just a cowboy, shoot ‘em up story, but if it weren’t an assignment, I don’t know if I would have read it. My sister said it was a book for old men! If you have children that you want to grow up with a strong moral character and the best education they can possibly get, this book is a must read. It is a model for an excellent education. Louis L’Amour makes it clear that history taught in public schools is not accurate, pointing out that Christopher Columbus only “discovered” a land that has been inhabited and discovered for centuries before he came along.

The main character Johannes had an intelligent father and he was driven to learn from classic literature all that he could and was on a quest to become a man of character through his life experiences and choices. He killed a lot of men, but only in self-defense and in defense of what he stood for. Like his father, he wanted to learn more of how government works so he could become a great citizen and be a part of what Los Angeles could become. At the age of 3 his parents were reading him literature that most American parents wouldn’t even consider reading to their kids and probably have a hard time understanding themselves!

Johannes’ life wasn’t driven by revenge mainly because he read books which expanded his mind. Through characters he read about, he gained compassion and understanding from his enemy’s perspective. He didn’t have a lot of life experience that would teach him that compassion and he could have spiraled into misery just focusing on avenging his father’s death.

The mystery giant who read a lot of books and built the house of Tahquitz was one of my favorite characters. He was misunderstood by most people, he loved learning and gleaned knowledge from literature like “The Illiad” and he had a passion for creating beauty with his hands. The main theme of this book seems to be, discovering what your mission and passion in life is through a great education and making wise choices.
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Nov 16, 2008 Alexis rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics

I read this book as it was part of the follow-on "assignments" included as part of the epilogue in "A Thomas Jefferson Education." I never would have selected it on my own. It was exceptional, and the ties to "A Thomas Jefferson..." were apparent. An entertaining read, full of wonderful "gems" of wisdom.

The protagonist is well developed, perhaps over developed. The evil that pursues him is absolutely abomiable but also quite reflective of contemporary selfishness and materialism. I would have lo...more

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Nov 17, 2011 Joan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Picked this up in an airport on the way to a Florida weekend and polished it off by the end. It's my fantasy world, the 1850s American West. And no one describes it better than...Zane Grey....and Louis L'Amour. Adventure, risk, nature, the unknown, courage, good and evil, heroism, it's all there. Listen to this:
"Long since, I had learned that one needs moments of quiet, moments of stillness, for both the inner and outer man, a moment of contemplation or even simple emptiness when the stress coul...more

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Mar 02, 2010 Natalie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: those who love a good fight-for-life western

Shelves: recently-read, family-book-club

I read The Lonesome Gods because it was recommended in A Thomas Jefferson Education as one of five books to start one’s classic library. The reviews claimed it was Louis L’Amour’s biggest and most important historical novel. That may be true, but it didn’t measure up to the level of classic literature.

The coming-to-manhood of Johannes Verne is reflected in the story’s setting: the mid 1840s, as Los Angeles grows from a sleepy Mexican town to a major West Coast trading center. Young Verne crosse...more I read The Lonesome Gods because it was recommended in A Thomas Jefferson Education as one of five books to start one’s classic library. The reviews claimed it was Louis L’Amour’s biggest and most important historical novel. That may be true, but it didn’t measure up to the level of classic literature.

The coming-to-manhood of Johannes Verne is reflected in the story’s setting: the mid 1840s, as Los Angeles grows from a sleepy Mexican town to a major West Coast trading center. Young Verne crosses the dangerous western desert with his dying father and others in a wagon headed to California, where he will be put in the care of his grandfather. The grandfather, is also seeking the boy and his father with the intent to kill them both. He succeeds in killing the father, then leaves young Johannes in the desert to die. With the help of Indians, trappers, and renegades, Johannes survives and learns that the desert is a beautiful place for those who have the patience and strength to learn its secrets.

He is self-educated, pouring over the small library of classic books his father left him. I believe this is why the book was so highly recommended by the Thomas Jefferson Education folks. He continues his education in Los Angeles under the protection of the savvy Miss Nesselrode, who had come across the desert in that first wagon with him. Fights at school and evading his grandfather mean that he must always be proving his courage and his resourcefulness. His mantra is “I am Jules Verne. I am not afraid.” And he always does the necessary thing.

I was expecting a rugged, boy-becomes-man story from Louis L’Amour, and in that I was not disappointed. Courage, quick thinking, determination, overcoming fear, developing strength of body and mind, honor, saving the day and the girl – developing true grit – this was all there, well developed, and worth exploring. I was expecting to discover these things on my own, and in that I was disappointed. L’Amour wanted to make sure I understood his agenda, and so he repeated it. Often. Almost ad nauseum. Strike one for “classic” status. Symbolism is not absent, especially in names; the most obvious example is Johannes, son of Zachary, (what other John, son of Zacharias, lived in the desert on locusts and honey?) and Verne (tough, gritty, adventuresome, honorable, like the French author). But the symbolism is surface level, not woven skillfully into the fabric of the work; strike two. I expected to be changed by the book, to learn about myself as I learned about the characters, to identify with someone, to want to become something more. These expectations were met more on the level of young adult literature, not strong adult literature, and certainly not classic literature. A “classic” can be classified thus because it breaks new ground, even if it isn’t especially well-written – like Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone. I didn’t see how this book tried something new and daring. It was a good historical fiction that started well, slowed in the middle, and had a gripping many-faceted climax. It was definitely a clean book – my husband and three teens read it at the same time. It’s a good, solid western with static stock characters (you always know who the bad guys are – nobody changes sides) and a classic, shoot-em-up showdown between the good guys and the bad guys. But not a classic – and not for everyone.

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Oct 15, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: american-frontier, historical-fiction, personal-collection

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The Lonesome Gods is the first full-length book I’ve read from Louis L’Amour. His short stories are thrilling and often heart-warming, so I expected a L’Amour novel to be the same, but more fully developed and thorough. I was not disappointed.

Johannes Verne is the hero of this story, a boy who comes west across America with his father, Zachary Verne. It is a dangerous journey, for they travel across a desert filled with hostile n...more (Originally posted on Elizabeth Editorializes, my book review blog)

The Lonesome Gods is the first full-length book I’ve read from Louis L’Amour. His short stories are thrilling and often heart-warming, so I expected a L’Amour novel to be the same, but more fully developed and thorough. I was not disappointed.

Johannes Verne is the hero of this story, a boy who comes west across America with his father, Zachary Verne. It is a dangerous journey, for they travel across a desert filled with hostile natives and bandits, in a lone wagon with strangers for companions. Zachary is ill and dying, but determined to get his son to Los Angeles.

The destination is just as dangerous, for it is to Don Isidro, Zachary’s father-in-law, that he hopes to transfer care of 5-year-old Johannes – a man who tried to kill Zachary for marrying his daughter, who pursued the couple into the desert and forced them to go into hiding, and who might still hold a grudge. Zachary knows that Don Isidro may wish his grandson dead as well, but he is the only family left to a boy who has already lost his mother and will soon lose his father as well.

Just as in his short stories, L’Amour has packed this novel with gunfights, chases on horseback, friendship and enmity with native peoples, and un-flowery romance. Without page limitation, there is an increase in the number of characters, as well as a more in-depth development of those central to the story. The length of the novel also allowed the author to span a great deal of years, so that the reader witnesses young Johannes growing from a child to a man, with the aid of loyal friends and some harrowing experiences.

Looking at the book from a technical perspective, there are some passages that are a touch unpolished, and the author has a slight tendency to repeat himself during certain scenes. The examples that come to mind are the few times when a character has a thought that he then repeats nearly verbatim to a companion. These instances don’t amount to much, and likely wouldn’t fill more than a page altogether, but it is sloppy and perhaps a bit distracting.

The only other criticism I have in terms of nuts-and-bolts writing technique is repetitious word usage. I tend to notice this in others’ writing because I am vigilant of it in my own. One of the first things I look for is how often and how recently I’ve used a particular word, and I try to use synonyms whenever possible. This was apparently not a concern for Mr. L’Amour or his editors, but it is a small complaint in the grand scheme of a very successful book.

What really counts in The Lonesome Gods is the story. L’Amour was such a marvelous storyteller, that anything else takes a distant second place in importance. The narrative has an ideal pace, keeping the reader involved on every page, emotionally invested and wide-eyed for much of the book.

There are scenes that are so enthralling, reality completely slips away. At one point, during a silent standoff that was sure to explode in gunfire at any moment (or any sentence, really), I found myself jumping at the sound of my husband scraping a chair leg on the floor. I was so fully inside the story that I startled as though one of the characters had made a sudden move.

Not many authors can write like that, can make you feel entirely present in the story in that way. The text fades away, and all you see is action, as though the page in front of you were a movie screen. The alertness of the narrator becomes your own alertness, his fear your fear. It is quite an accomplishment. Louis L’Amour was a true entertainer of the highest degree.

The Lonesome Gods is such a beautiful melding of history, culture, and adventure, that it should be recommended reading in American public schools. It is a fascinating portrait of the formative years of the United States’s western cities, a purely great story about a very admirable young man, and it is chock full of moral fiber and freedom-loving sentiment.

If I had read this book in my high school English classes, I would have taken much more interest in American history, but at least I have read it now. I am so pleased to have my own copy of it, and would recommend it to absolutely anyone, without reservation.(less)

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Mar 22, 2010 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics

This was the first western I've ever read (at least as best I can recall), and probably one of the longer books I've read. I wouldn't have chosen it other than it was the only book the library had of the 5 classics I was looking for suggested from the Thomas Jefferson Education. It was surprisingly good and had many great nuggets of wisdom. Here are my favorite quotes:

115 – Johannes’s dad – “How young is too young to begin to discover the power and the beauty of words? Perhaps he will not unders...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Mackenzie Bakker rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was amazing! it's filled with intersting facts, sub-plots and twists in this great wild west story! It is set in California, in the new town of Los Angeles. A boy of six years, Johannes must grow up to be a man in a new country, and without his father. His parents were wed without the approval of his grandfather, a fiercely proud spanish don, who chased them through the californian desert, vowing to kill them. His father got them safely to the east, where Johannes was born. His mother...more

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Apr 08, 2009 William rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Incredible. This book takes you right into the heart of the desert, over the mountains and up to the sea. The way L'amour writes, you can almost feel the sun on your face, the sense the breeze whispering through the trees and smell the salt in the sea air. His historical and geographical accuracy is almost without question, because he lived it. Read his Education of a Wandering Man and you will understand. One of my favorite quotes, and unfortunately I cannot remember it clearly right now, discu...more

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May 29, 2012 Sarah Udall rated it 2 of 5 stars

This was I think the only book I read in Junior High. I remember really liking it. So I thought it might be good. Oh it was just long, and in parts I was rolling my eyes! The main plot is great, and the story line in great, and how it all ties together was interesting. But there was just so much added information it was annoying. I feel that every odd fact, interesting historical people (like poe or one other poet person along with others) are just thrown in. " Oh my dad knew him, I listen at hi...more

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Nov 06, 2008 Jim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: western

This is a long book for L'Amour. He spends some time getting philosophical - a boy on his own living in the desert, communing with nature, learning & such. There's a good look at early Los Angeles - well, it sounded good to me. I can't vouch for actual historical accuracy, though. It was interesting, not just a shoot 'em up.

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Apr 30, 2009 Scott rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics, western

I really didn't want to read this--it is the first Western I have ever read, and I had some preconceived notions of what it would be like.

I realy enjoyed it. The most surprising thing about that, to me, is that most of my preconceived notions were accurate--that it would involve cowboy stuff that I knew very little about, that it would involve gunslinging and horseback riding, and clear good guys and bad guys. What was surprising to me was how much I enjoyed this "western" stuff. Perhaps it is...more I really didn't want to read this--it is the first Western I have ever read, and I had some preconceived notions of what it would be like.

I realy enjoyed it. The most surprising thing about that, to me, is that most of my preconceived notions were accurate--that it would involve cowboy stuff that I knew very little about, that it would involve gunslinging and horseback riding, and clear good guys and bad guys. What was surprising to me was how much I enjoyed this "western" stuff. Perhaps it is L'Amour's talent as an author. Perhaps it is that these elements aren't all that different (just a change in scenery and the types of gear involved) from what I enjoy in medieval fantasy stories.

SPOILER ALERT! You might be able to figure some things out by reading the following paragraph (I have tried to make it vague, but you are smart, so I might not have made it vague enough).

There were only a few dissapointments. I was disappointed that the large Indian was explained--I would have preferred him to be a mystery, like the old Indian at the well. I also didn't find it believable that he would reveal himself to one character that he did not know, while keeping himself hidden from the character he was most connected to. And the way his story ended was entirely unsatisfactory.

The villains were believable. The heroes were truly heroes--they did not have vices, aside from coffee, alcohol, and tobacco, that made you not want to emulate them. That was very refreshing. And it was pleasantly surprising to find that every character was tied into the finish--L'Amour makes it tie together so completely it will surprise you, and perhaps that completeness stretches believability a bit, but it also leaves no loose ends, and that can be satisfying.

I would give it 4 stars for the quality of the story and the writing. But it garners an extra star for also having a lot of cool things to say about human nature, ethics, politics, civilizations, society, education, survival skills, and the way the world works. Because of these, it is a story that I would especially recommend to a teen reader who is grappling with big questions, and who doesn't mind getting them addressed in a highly engaging story.

The chapters are short, and they go by fast. Toward the end, he skips forward a bit faster than you might like, but everthing essential is covered.(less)

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Feb 18, 2012 Lisa Seaman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, owned, western

While many of Louis L'amour's books are quick read adventures, which have their place in my world, this book I think introduces many more sub-ideas. I find it hard to articulate them because they are subtle in nature. And right now I am unable. However, I recommend it from the perspective of the 'unknown' element or supernatural if you will that he hints at in this book (and in a few of his other longer novels). I like that. There are many unexplained things in this world, which he points out, p...more

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Sep 04, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Melissa by: A Thomas Jefferson Education

This was my first L'Amour book I've ever read and I really appreciated it. I have since listened to 4 books on CD from the Sackett series (Sackett Land, To the Far Blue Mountains, The Daybreakers, The Lonely Men) and I am quickly becoming a BIG Louie L'Amour fan. I've always liked watching oldie-but-goodie western movies and I'm rekindling that love by reading his books.

The Lonesome Gods is a unique L'Amour book - different than his other westerns. It's focus is on the value of education, espec...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Sandi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Laura Ingalls, Sam Gribley, Katniss Everdeen, I don't care how wonderful or amazing you are at surviving, you could not survive the ending of this book.
How does Johannes Verne do it? Education trumps all! Johannes grows up mentored by classic literature and amazing people – and he knows he does not have to be afraid. Characters are my plaything, and Johannes Verne made my coolest character list.

When we read this as a family several years ago–I'm only a teenager now, so I was probably eight or n...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Janaleefish rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: every one

Recommended to Janaleefish by: Oliver Van De Mille

LOVED this book!!!! Caught my attention right away and then I couldn't stop reading. It was actually an easy book to read a little at a time, there were a lot of breaks within the chapters to throw my bookmark in and put it down for a minute. However, it was hard to do in the last half bacause of all the gunfights and foot chases!!! WooWee!!! Man this was a fun book! And I love the message it shares about how reading good books is sooooo important. Not just reading for entertainment, but reading...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Kris Irvin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, toby-someday, favorites

I'm kind of ridiculously impressed. I was not expecting literary awesomeness from a guy whose novels were the only books available in grocery stores in the 90s.

The story revolves around Johannes Verne, who is 6 when the story begins. I wasn't expecting a kid to be the main character! And, there are horses. That, I was expecting. It is a western, after all. The only western I've read, but I can see why they were so popular back in the day. I kinda want to go be a vaquero now and roam the desert....more

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May 10, 2013 Anders Petersen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: western

I liked this book. I have read a couple of L'Amours books (To Tame A Land) being my favorite.

Even though this book is slow paced most times, it is well worth the read. The book is about the details. A lot of the book revolves around the desert and this is really interesting. L'Amour really gives us an insight in the desert and how the barren land is not just a pile of sand, but a beautiful place if you know your ways around it.
The plot is really well balanced, even though the ending feels like...more

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Mar 20, 2010 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

I don't usually pick up Westerns. In fact, I try to avoid them. But this book was REALLY great! It deserves a space on my bookshelves!

This book follows the story of Johannes, a 6 year old boy who is left in the desert to die by the grandfather who hates him. He is partially raised by Indians, and self-educated by the classic books left for him by a mysterious benefactor. Johannes loves the desert, and feels an affinity for the "Lonesome Gods", or the ancient people who once lived there. Johannes...more

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Dec 04, 2008 Shauri rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was surprised at just how much I enjoyed this book. The characters had a depth that endeared me to them, and dared me to be more courageous in my own life. On a personal note, I related intimately with the surroundings portrayed. I was not only raised in the Arizona desert, but worked "on the trail" teaching wilderness survival for a week at a time as a young adult. Some of my fondest memories took place in the dry untamed desert that seemed to be able to snuff out life for all who did not und...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Erin Edgar rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me state at the outset that I am not a fan of the Western horse opera. I picked up this book because the title sounded intriguing. Then when I read the author's name, I was strongly tempted to forget about it since many of L'amour's books are of the horse opera persuasion. I started the book a few years ago but got bored after the first few chapters. At the urging of a friend, I re-read it several days ago and am glad I did. The descriptions of the desert and California scenery read like pur...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

This is my favorite western ever. It had been probably ten years since I read the book and in that time the Bluefield library has pulled it from the shelves. So my sister got it from the Princeton Library, and what did I find but the very book I read ten years ago when I fell in love with Johannes Verne. Seriously, if some guy walked up to me and introduced himself as Johannes Verne, I would have to consider begging him to ride me off into the sunset. I'm not going to tell you what happens in th...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Bendigo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 24, 2010 Londa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-club

July 2010 book club selection: Ali Watford.
It is SO HARD to rate a Louis L'Amour novel! Twenty years ago I read every word that he had published. His characters are strong, but not too finely drawn. His locations are exquisite. This book is more sweeping in scope than some of his formula westerns, but there are still certain "production-line" qualities that keep it from being top-notch. One of the minor irritants is that L'Amour plagiarizes from himself so frequently, and habitually repeats what...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Mary Jane rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was our January 2012 bookclub book. I had never read a Louis L'Amour book, even though I gifted many on my father in my lifetime. I LOVED IT. I could only give it 4 stars, because I feel like he has so many books out there, that I couldn't give it more. I want to read more of his books for sure. I thought a lot about that country type of life. My father grew up as a cowboy in the desert and it made me think a lot about him. The heros are good heros who grow and develop into strong character...more

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Mar 11, 2010 Beth A. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Beth A. by: 1st Ward Book Club March

Shelves: western, orphans

I have never been a big western fan, so I kind of had low expectations when I started this book. I tried a few Louis L’amour books in high school and was unimpressed. (Suddenly, that seems like a long time ago.) Although I did love Firefly. Do space westerns count?

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised as I read this book. It started with an interesting premise, and jumped right in to a few well rounded and dynamic characters. The story was interesting, with lots of setbacks, and challenges for the...more

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Jun 07, 2010 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-club, western, historical

As a mother of a recently turned 7 year old boy, I had a hard time with the first part of this book. I understand that life was different back in the 1840s, but the things that 6 year old boy went through and saw....well, it was hard for me.

That said, this really was an interesting book. I loved reading about the early days of Los Angeles and about the life of the people there, whether it was all fiction or not, it was interesting.

"The Lonesome Gods" follows the story of a young boy into manhoo...more

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Aug 01, 2009 Greg rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction-and-humor

The Lonesome Gods is another gripping historical novel written by Louis L'Amour, adventure set in the early days of California. Johannes Verne is a young man left to die and then rescued by outlaws and raised (partly) by the indigenous people of the California desert.

The novel follows Verne as he exercises his desert-born skills and growing knowledge and intellect to live within the constraints of the desert and claim a piece of the burgeoning economic opportunity of early Los Angeles. It's an...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Laura Leaney rated it 3 of 5 stars

What a strangely written novel. Historical and geographical information on the American West, most specifically California, is forced into every scene, and the characters are nearly always "teaching" the reader something, either about the landscape, the reality of the nineteenth century, Native American beliefs, or Spanish and Mexican traditions. Despite the fact that no human being I know has ever talked like any one of L"Amours characters and believability is strained continuously, I enjoyed t...more

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May 03, 2010 Kirt rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010

I really liked the story and the characters. Louis L'Amour always has people of high integrity and moral character in his books. I give the story an A+.

I was a little confused by all the mysticism surrounding the Indians. The book after all is titled "The Lonesome Gods" speaking of the old Indian gods. There is quite a bit of talk about it and twice the main character sees an old Indian that we as readers must assume is one of the "Old Ones". But I don't see how it really added to the story and...more

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Louis L'Amour was an American author. L'Amour's books, primarily Western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print (86 novels, 14 short-story collections and one full-length work of nonfiction) and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers".
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“. . . What do you wish to be? What would you like to become?”

I did not know, and I told her so, but the question worried me. Should I know?

“There is time,” she said, “but the sooner you know, the sooner you can plan. To have a goal is the important thing, and to work toward it. Then, if you decide you wish to do something different, you will at least have been moving, you will have been going somewhere, you will have been learning.” — 21 people liked it

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