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Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove: A Novel

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Set in the late-nineteenth century, this novel chronicles a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and follows the lives of Gus and Call, the cowboys heading the drive, Gus's woman, Lorena, and Blue Duck, a sinister Indian renegade.

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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry: It Won the Pulitzer for a Good Reason
Jul 24, 2007

Pros: good characters, extensive details give amazing realness to the story

Cons: long

Bottom Line: McMurtry brings life to these characters and ropes us into caring about them. Excellent book without a spot that you can skip over.

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Hell just froze over - I found a Western that I loved!
Jul 27, 2006

Pros: stories and characters woven together very well; descriptive passages;

Cons: wee bit of a slow start

Bottom Line: The bottom line is practicing its lasso technique

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It Made a Great Movie
Jul 12, 2003

Pros: Well-defined characters, humor

Cons: None

Bottom Line: Memorable characters and a good story

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Lonesome Dove: "Far out in the chaparral flats..."
Aug 26, 2001

Pros: Beautifully written, with realistic characters and fascinating plots and subplots.

Cons: None.

Bottom Line: Every page crammed with beautifully descriptive passages, intensely emotional situations, fast-paced action, and wonderfully drawn characters.

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A wonderful epic
Jan 26, 2000

Pros: A great epic!

Cons: Long, over 1,000 pages

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The Best Novel Ever Written about the American West
Oct 04, 1999

Pros: Character driven novel that has it all....drama...humor...suspense...and intrigue. What a book!

Cons: The characters become like family...and its tough when it ends....you want it to go on and on

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Marvelous, Simply Marvelous
Feb 12, 2000

Pros: too many to count

Cons: zip, zilch, nada