Open Range

Originally published as Open Range Men. Rereleased after the Kevin Costner/Robert Duvall movie, Open Range. The movie follows the book pretty closely until about half way through then the plot takes a different direction. The book is good but I like the changes made by the movie. In my opinion, the......more

If you've seen the movie, don't read this book with the expectations that it's a rehash. The book came first, and there are many differences, some small, and some very large. I really enjoyed the book for what it is, but I do prefer the movie.......more

You know the old cliché, the book is better than the movie. Not in this case. Kevin Costner's film "Open Range" is better than the book it is adapted from. All the characters are in Paine's novel, including a few more, but Charley and Boss come across as passive and tragic in the novel compared to t......more

An excellent western novel of westerners who owned cattle and moved them from place to place. The novel was made into the movie with the same name starring Robert Ducal and. Kevin Costner.......more