House of the Rising Sun James Lee Burke 9781467622370 Books
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Unlike other popular fiction writers who, as time passes, become formulaic and predictable, Burke is continuously improving his amazing skills. His ability to create images and scenes, his dialogue, and his ability to explore the battle between good and evil, external and internal to his characters is simply unparalleled in current fiction.This story centers on Hackberry Holland, grandfather to the Billy Bob Holland of earlier Burke novels. The time frame is Texas in the early 1900's. Hackberry is an ex-Texas Ranger who, as most Burke heroes, is a complex individual who lives by a simple code of right and wrong, but also struggles with internal demons that lead him to situations that inflict pain on both himself and those he cares about most. This story centers on his quest to save his son Ishmael, a veteran of World War I who has suffered grievous wounds. Ismael believes, incorrectly, his father had abandoned him as a child. He is being held by an extraordinarily evil character that will stop at nothing to get something from Hackberry that he believes is his.
It is a rich and complex story, an epic tale of right and wrong, justice and injustice. It is a story that you can't put down.
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House of the Rising Sun James Lee Burke 9781467622370 Books Reviews
Having read everything that JLB has written I am obviously a bias reviewer of this novel. But finishing this wonderful story I am asking myself "Is this the finest book he has ever written"? I have done that several times in the past to but this just might be the best of all.
House of the Rising Sun is the fifth book in the series featuring Hackberry Holland, a sometimes Texas Ranger and begins at the end of the nineteenth century. Hack is a violent troubled man who does not understand himself and is tormented by his true nature. He has become estranged from his son who is fighting in Europe during World War I and is on a quest to find and reunite with his son Ishmael. During his journey his life is strongly impacted by three strong women Ruby the mother of his son, Maggie his wife and former prostitute and Beatrice a brothel madam.His search is also tormented by an Austrian arms dealer who believes that Hack stole the cup of Christ from him when Hack destroyed an arms shipment in Mexico at the beginning of the story.This book is very dark and brooding and is very violent and sometimes quite erotic. Having said that it is one of the finest books I have ever read. There are many passages and scenes that will live in my mind long after I finished the story. This is a superb novel written by the Grand Master and I eagerly await the next novel when I will probably again be asking myself again "Is this the best book ever"?
Since I read my first Burke novel ten years ago I have marvelled at the way the author can put to paper the thoughts his head generates. To my knowledge I have read all of his novels and have immensely enjoyed every one of them. From Louisiana to Montana to West Texas each set of characters are genuinely believable. His knowledge of the trials of alcohol must certainly have come from first hand experience. While entertaining to the utmost each and every book is educational in it's depiction of the local topography, geography and history. I have spent time in both Louisiana and Montana and find his descriptions of places evoking memories both past and pleasant. Thank you, Mr. Burke
Anyone who had read anything by Mr. Burke knows that he is one of the best. He's best known for his twenty-some Robicheaux detective novels set mostly in New Orleans. This series follows Hackberry Holland, a mostly crazed Texas boy with a strong sense of morality and a lot of flaws. He's overly committed to drink, is close to hopeless with women and has no sense of proportion when it comes to his personal well-being. In this one his son Ishmael, from whom he's been estranged not entirely because his own actions, comes home from war at the turn on the 20th. century and is kidnapped by a former wife and her business partner, an Austrian arms dealer that Holland has undermined in the past by sabotaging an arms shipment and stealing his beloved religious icon, a chalice possibly once used by Jesus himself. All manner of mayhem ensues, as might be expected. To those new to Mr. Burke, you don't read his books just for the story. You read them because of the writing. He is one of the very few writers of "literary" novels in the detective/action genre. His prose sparkles with keen insights and mostly stands with the best, regardless of genre. But his protagonists have a lot of rough edges. They generally dislike folks who are rich but didn't earn it, or earned it over the backs of hard-working people without the benefit of "privilege." And normal behavioral conventions tend to elude them, generally in violent ways.
Unlike other popular fiction writers who, as time passes, become formulaic and predictable, Burke is continuously improving his amazing skills. His ability to create images and scenes, his dialogue, and his ability to explore the battle between good and evil, external and internal to his characters is simply unparalleled in current fiction.
This story centers on Hackberry Holland, grandfather to the Billy Bob Holland of earlier Burke novels. The time frame is Texas in the early 1900's. Hackberry is an ex-Texas Ranger who, as most Burke heroes, is a complex individual who lives by a simple code of right and wrong, but also struggles with internal demons that lead him to situations that inflict pain on both himself and those he cares about most. This story centers on his quest to save his son Ishmael, a veteran of World War I who has suffered grievous wounds. Ismael believes, incorrectly, his father had abandoned him as a child. He is being held by an extraordinarily evil character that will stop at nothing to get something from Hackberry that he believes is his.
It is a rich and complex story, an epic tale of right and wrong, justice and injustice. It is a story that you can't put down.
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