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The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman

mary_bear's review against another edition

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4.0

Ce premier tome de la série de Tony Hillerman m'a paru très différent de mes autres lectures de ce genre, mais de manière très agréable: on y trouve un rythme lent, sans être ennuyeux, qui semble aller de pair avec celui des Navajo (probablement aussi celui de tous les autres peuple amérindiens) qui veut que l'on ne doit pas se presser ; une mine d'informations sur la culture Navajo sans explication sur-détaillée de type encyclopédie et qui ne rompt pas le rythme narratif ; des personnages intéressants mais qui n'éclipsent ni les éléments culturels ( en particulier les légendes et croyances relatives à la sorcellerie et aux Skinwalkers et les cérémonies traditionnelles) ni les paysages envoûtants de l'Arizona et des autres états se recoupant à Four Corners, canyons et mesas, personnages à part entière.
Encore une série de polars sur des cultures étrangères "exotiques" que je vais me faire un plaisir de poursuivre...

anxietygirl74's review against another edition

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Loved the show, found out about the books, SUPER excited when I found them as part of the Audible plus catalog so I wouldn’t have to wait forever to get it from my library…practically danced in happiness when I saw George Guidall was the narrator because I ❤️❤️❤️❤️ listening to him….all to have the sound quality be

kblickenstaff's review against another edition

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3.0

It was fine. The title character had little impact on the story. He may do more in future installments, but I don’t think I’ll continue further.

support_national_parks's review against another edition

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4.0

I think I've read most of Tony Hillerman's books, but it was a long time ago. He could not write them fast enough for me when he was alive, they were so mesmerizing. Since we do a lot of road trips now, we're going to enjoy starting from the beginning and going through each one again. This time listening to the audio book versions.

The Blessing Way is the first book in the Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee series, although Jim Chee does not yet appear in this one. Instead, Leaphorn's friend Professor Bergen McKee plays a significant role in what turns out to be an action packed murder mystery.

I've always loved Hillerman's descriptive writing, which puts you right there in the red rock canyons and blowing sands of the desert southwest.

leahrosekessler's review against another edition

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adventurous informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

florasin's review against another edition

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3.0

This was fine. A little jumbled, but I was forewarned about that. I've been told the series gets better.

The series says Leaphorn and Chee, but this was very McKee.

I'll probably try the next one after I work through some of my enormous TBR.

kgrands's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jdgcreates's review against another edition

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3.0

I'll definitely try another of this series, but it was a little less compelling than I had hoped and that might just be because it's the first one and we don't get to know much about Leaphorn yet, and there's a lot of overly detailed sections. We shall see...

april_does_feral_sometimes's review against another edition

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3.0

The book is odd in the way a genre author's early books often are, the pacing was a bit slow in the beginning and the characters are not quite firmed up. Still, I couldn't put it down and skipped breakfast to finish the last 100 pages. This is really a Bergen McKee mystery, but there is plenty of Navajo culture included and the action is all about the location on the Reservation. I liked it, but the first 100 pages is a little less likable than the ending. McKee was way too courtly towards Miss Ellen Leon, and crap that was annoying.

dogearbone's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5