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The book is very well written and its a very enjoyable story. But, I hate having to constantly switch between the present and the past and follow 2 different story almost every other chapter. It's taking me out of the story and I have to stop and think about which character is that and what happened before. Extremely annoying, and it's taking me forever to read instead of just a few hours. I would prefer to buy 2 separate books or have both stories done separately following each other in the same book. I give it 3 stars only cause it frustrated the heck out of me with the switching back and forth. It would have had a 5 if done as 2 separate stories.


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A Man Called Outlaw K M Weiland 9780978924607 Books Reviews

A Man Called Outlaw features struggling settlers in the Wyoming Territory as they attempt to counter aggression by a narcissistic robber baron. Be sure to read the book description for a good synopsis.

The plot line alternates between the late 1850s and the late 1880s. By reading from the earlier period the reader gains insight into a mystery. The early period also contributes to the reader's understanding of the plot and character development. In many ways, the main character is the antagonist, Nathaniel Wilcox. He is introduced as judge and a corrupt one that that. He owns the largest ranch in the area and is determined to use every means possible to expand his property without consideration for who he hurts or how deplorable his methods become. If you are like me, you will grow to despise this slick, conniving narcissist. He lives by the Darwinian principle of survival of the fittest. He epitomizes corruption, injustice and hypocrisy.

In contrast I found myself pulling for the underdogs, those settlers attempting to survive on the fringes of Wilcox's property. These are admirable if flawed people. The author does not present us will larger than life characters. Each has strengths and weaknesses. For me I found their constant struggles against a ruthless, powerful opponent to be quite admirable. You will grow close to several of these very realistic individuals.
Ms. Weiland weaves a good storyline with enough tension, action and fighting to keep most readers interested. Her descriptions paint vivid imagery. She knows and understands the lives of cattlemen, cowboys and their families. Her action scenes on horseback are exceptional.

Toward the end of the book important elements of the plot converge toward a resounding climax. My wish is that you read and enjoy A Man Called Outlaw as much as I did.

I highly recommend it!
Time comes in a man's life when he needs the spine-stiffening breeze of the American West and its broad valleys of cattle to color his imagination with the simple intricacies of men with dark and dirtied pasts and men bound to stand in honor where none can be found. Time comes when reading one storyline just ain't good enough, and the perfect weaving of two parallel storylines can only satisfy the masterful pacing of an instant classic. Time, then, sadly comes, when then gun-smoke clears and that tale is finally over and the taste for a good Western finds itself lingering across the senses and fading out of focus. In her first published fiction novel, Katie Weiland shows the true grit of technical ambition with all the rustic warmth of a timeless Western film, magnificently blending deeply mature themes with an impossibly tense predicament, and in doing so, hits the bulls-eye with an impeccably-crafted historical fiction/western of the highest caliber.
"A Man Called Outlaw" is something refreshing a recent book that readers of classic-style Westerns will enjoy. There's plenty of action, but there's also substance. It reminded me somewhat of a Louis L'Amour novel, but with deeper internal conflict, higher mental and spiritual stakes for the characters.

The novel shifts back and forth between two storylines, set thirty years apart. In the 1880s story, Shane Lassiter finds himself in a crisis of conscience over whether to remain loyal to Nathaniel Wilcock, the man who raised him, or to oppose actions of Wilcock's that he knows are wrong—which are also directed against the woman he loves. The earlier plotline tells the story of a man known as "the outlaw," who fought against Wilcock in the 1850s, at the beginning of the long-standing land war. While I pretty much knew what the eventual connection between the two stories would be, the 1880s plot layers enough complications and twists to keep the ending uncertain, and coupled with the characters' personal conflicts, creates a tension that almost amounts to frustration in places. If there's one thing that makes reading the book a little bit difficult, it's that the characters spend a lot of time suffering.

The book is peopled with a variety of interesting supporting characters who play their parts well; some, in fact, I would have liked to know more about or seen developed further—Russell, for instance. Èmile, the Frenchman who appears in both storylines, was one of my favorites; I thought Weiland did a particularly good job with his ever-entertaining dialogue. The one gap in the plot I would like to have seen addressed further was the space between the two storylines—how Lane Cassidy managed to hang on to the Sundally ranch all of those years, and exactly what happened to Celeste during that time. Most of that seems left to the reader's imagination. The writing is very good, with the minor exception of an occasional odd word choice that puzzled me here and there. I also liked how the element of certain characters' Christianity was presented in a way that enhanced the storyline, without descending into preachiness, and was pleased to see not just one but multiple minister characters portrayed as men of sense and strength, something not always common in a Western.
The book is very well written and its a very enjoyable story. But, I hate having to constantly switch between the present and the past and follow 2 different story almost every other chapter. It's taking me out of the story and I have to stop and think about which character is that and what happened before. Extremely annoying, and it's taking me forever to read instead of just a few hours. I would prefer to buy 2 separate books or have both stories done separately following each other in the same book. I give it 3 stars only cause it frustrated the heck out of me with the switching back and forth. It would have had a 5 if done as 2 separate stories.