Reviews for Call of the Canyon

The average rating for Call of the Canyon based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-08-24 00:00:00 Rob Noble I have never read a Western, and I tackled this one primarily to have some exposure to the genre before I dismissed it. I was surprised how thought-provoking it was, especially as the author juxtaposes two ages and two types to great effect. Who thinks about the seismic changes of World War I and the Jazz Age coexisting with the American frontier? The reading experience is like getting an extension of Last of the Mohicans on one page and then Age of Innocence on the next. It works. There is also greater character depth than I expected. The character I expected to be a ridiculous over-sophisticated foil to show off the virtues of the West is realistically assertive of the value of her current identity and yet also shows compelling willingness to grow and change. Her hope to try to put back together romance when both she and the object of her desire have been changed so much by the world around them is compelling, and the fact that it happened in the macho context of a Western gives respectability for a male reader to be interested in this emotional journey. Place these internal demands against the stark and beautiful backdrop that Zane Grey painstakingly portrays, and you have a memorable read I would recommend it to almost anyone.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-01-08 00:00:00 Todd Manny [She rejects his way of life and breaks the engagement, then goes running back after her change of heart, hoping that he hasn't already married another. Of course, HEA, with her barefoot and pregnant for as long as she's fertile. (hide spoiler)]