
Dance Hall of the Dead
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Narrated by:
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Michael Ansara
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By:
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Tony Hillerman
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Critic reviews
"High entertainment...An aesthetically satisfying glimpse of the still-powerful tribal mysteries." ( The New Yorker)
He captured so much resignation and hope in his reading.
Sounds like a real native narrator
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please release more of his work. !
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Great Book
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If you like arther upfield's you will like this
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Crime and order in a different world view
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The book has an excellent plot that keeps you guessing until quite near the end, and Joe Leaphorn, the detective, is an intriguing character who manages to be compelling even though he reveals virtually nothing about himself.
The descriptions of Zuni ritual and customs are engaging and never degenerate into travelogue or local colour. I'm no expert on lit-crit so when I realised the book was essentially about the nature of taboo (and not just of the Zunis) I realised what a clever writer Hillerman is, to take a big topic like that and yet not make it over-dramatic.
As a book, it's ideal for audio listening as it's written day by day so divides into short sections which are easy to listen to without getting lost. It's been skilfully abridged and there's none of that 'whoops, there goes another carefully crafted sub-plot' feeling that you sometimes get with abridgements. The actor who reads it, Michael Ansara, is excellent, giving just the right laconic delivery for Leaphorn.
All in all, I really enjoyed it and it's a shame that none of Hillerman's other titles are available on Audible (and if they are offered, it would be nice to have a choice of some unabridged versions too).
If you like old-fashioned crime, Westerns, or books by Kinky Friedman, you will definitely enjoy this.
I enjoyed this very much
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Great but would prefer unabridged
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Great story....
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