Come Again No More

I enjoyed Jack Todd’s first book in the trilogy so much I immediately bought and read the second one. The Paint family comes to life again. Jack is a gifted writer. He deserves so much more credit than ever will come to him, but I suppose in the Twitter age that this can be said of many. I won’t for......more

The second in a series of books based loosely on Jack Todd's family, this one did not have the punch of the first, Sun Going Down. I would still give it 3 1/2 stars if I could, because Todd's writing is wonderful, and there were times when I could not put the book down. I had a couple of problems: t......more

This was a second in a series about the Paint family, who were big ranchers. It was beautifully written but a bit confusing because it starts with the grandfather and then moves to the granddaughter Emaline. I think if I had read the first book, it would have been clearer and would have given it a 4......more

They were three miles west of town when the sun broke through. The wind tore the clouds to rags, the sun lit the rags on fire and in fiery trails they streamed across the sky that opened like a bruised and tender heart. Opening sentences of Come Again No More In that opening, Jack Todd paints a beaut......more

This was an engaging book with many interesting characters and a layered plot. The ending was weak and completely disconnected from the rest of the novel, however.......more