Reviews - Lonesome Dove | The StoryGraph

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Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

4.58 AVERAGE

k15mb03's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

birdrich's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

hgraff's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aud_grace's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annaroo123's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

evienics's review against another edition

5.0

I’m not sure I’d have ever picked up an 800 page western if it wasn’t recommended to me but oh my god am I glad I did (THANK YOU Katie!!!!!!)

I’ve read many great books this year but this is one I’ve stayed up late for (‘one more chapter’ is never just one more) multiple times in the past two weeks. That’s big praise coming from me and my strict bedtime…..

The characterisation here is absolutely wonderful. Plot-wise, not much really happens in the couple of hundred pages that make up Part I and yet I found myself totally invested from the first few pages because the characters are so well written. And then, when the pacing picks up in Part II I just couldn’t put it down!! I felt like I was in the cattle drive (the amount of times I laughed out loud at Gus’ jokes as if I was there is scary) and I cared so much for the Hat Creek outfit I was CONSTANTLY on the edge of my seat. It’s so vivid I felt as if I was being burnt by the midday sun on the plains and looking over my shoulder for Indians and horse thieves. The level of detail in the writing makes for great pay-off when things that were mentioned in passing in the opening pages are called back to in the final chapters. Also special shout out to there also being complex, strong and flawed women in here I love you all. Masterful stuff!

I powered through the last 200ish pages in one evening, cried my tired little heart out and now I am in mourning of this brilliant book. Lonesome Dove come home. I miss you.