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Forty Lashes Less One

por Elmore Leonard

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The hell called Yuma Prison can destroy the soul of any man. And it's worse for those whose damning crime is the color of their skin. The law says Chiricahua Apache Raymond San Carlos and black-as-night former soldier Harold Jackson are murderers, and they'll stay behind bars until they're dead and rotting. But even in the worst place on Earth, there's hope. And for two hard and hated inmates -- first enemies, then allies by necessity -- it waits at the end of a mad and violent contest ... on a bloody trail that winds toward Arizona's five most dangerous men.… (más)
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Generally, I do not care for stories that take place in a prison, but this is Elmore Leonard, so I figured I’d give it a try. I’m glad I did.

“Harold Jackson took a place at the end of the table. There were two men at the other end. Shifting his gaze past them as he took a bite of bread, he could see Frank Shelby and the mouthy kid and, opposite them , the big one you would have to hit with a pipe or a pick handle to knock down, and the skinny one, Joe Dean, with the beard that looked like ass fur off a sick dog.”

It’s Yuma prison, 1909, with two memorable characters surrounded by a nasty bunch of fellow prisoners and worthless guards, overseen by an eccentric, Bible-thumping warden. Throw in a handsome woman prisoner, and you have the makings of a page-turner. The interactions and dialogue between this mess of characters is what keeps you flying down the tracks to a most satisfying ending. Leonard sure knows how to spin a yarn.
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  MickeyMole | Oct 2, 2023 |
Elmore Leonard è un romanziere di successo; e dopo la lettura di questo suo libro, il problema diventa capire quale sia la chiave del successo nell’editoria 4.0. La storia è ambientata a Yuma ed ha gli ingredienti giusti: due detenuti diversi, l’apache Raymond San Carlos e il nero Harold Jackson, che stanno scontando la pena per omicidio; il cattivo Frank Shelby, un detenuto che detta le regole nella prigione; e il direttore del penitenziario, il signor Manly, che crede nella possibilitàdi recuperare i carcerati. Tra di loro una serie di comprimari, Norma, l’amante di Shelby, di cui è innamorato Fisher, il capo dei secondini. Un libro semplice, con una storia semplice, che potrebbe funzionare in maniera lineare, senza infamia e senza lode; ma la lettura è noiosa, eppure è un libro breve, dalle prime pagine si intuisce la fine, eppure è quasi un giallo, del fascino del west non c’è nulla; e addirittura Yuma, una leggenda, rimane sullo sfondo. In altri termini non un libro, ma un libretto,un romanzo di appendice, nonostante la casa editrice, nonostante la notorietà di Leonard; ma forse direi la seconda della controcopertina di Baricco che elogia al libro qualche dubbio me lo doveva far venire. ( )
  grandeghi | Jul 3, 2018 |
What a blast. ( )
  mrgan | Oct 30, 2017 |
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The hell called Yuma Prison can destroy the soul of any man. And it's worse for those whose damning crime is the color of their skin. The law says Chiricahua Apache Raymond San Carlos and black-as-night former soldier Harold Jackson are murderers, and they'll stay behind bars until they're dead and rotting. But even in the worst place on Earth, there's hope. And for two hard and hated inmates -- first enemies, then allies by necessity -- it waits at the end of a mad and violent contest ... on a bloody trail that winds toward Arizona's five most dangerous men.

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