"Riginslinger, maybe you're not reading the more descriptive authors. Some guys can really put you in the place and time where you can almost smell the dust and cowpies."


                  Maybe, but after thinking about it, I'm not sure. Some books really grab the reader, but I don't think I've ever had a western do that. I'm probably not the most sophisticated reader, and have to be entertained on each individual page. I get bored turning pages just to see how things turn out.
                  That's not a critizism of western as much as thrillers, like Tom Clancy or Vince Flynn.