First there was Shane, then this one
And, Monte Walsh is an awfully good book. It has a great story, wonderful characters and is one of those books you hate to see end. It is as good or in some respects better than Shane, those respects being a lot of stories woven into the big one of the book. The real difference between Shane and Monte Walsh is the movie Shane was and remains a classic. The two attempts at Monte Walsh as movies were not just inadequqte, but not good at all. But, back to this book, read it.
