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4.59 AVERAGE
4.59 AVERAGE
Fantastic book I couldn't put it down. I didn't know it was close to 1k pages, it read so easy.
Almost all redeeming qualities of this book (and I'll admit there are some) were ruined for me by how much I hated the ending. I see why this is such a popular book-- I stayed up well past my bedtime reading, and for a book clocking over 800 pages, I was rarely bored. It's true there is a lot of beauty in McMurty's wild west. And a lot of racism, misogyny, and fascistic idealism... It's a genre flaw I can't get past. Overall, this one just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Rarely do I reread a book, but I 1st read Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry when it came out in 1985 or so. Forty years later, I finished Lonesome Dove again and now I have a MAJOR book hangover and nothing else seems worth reading by comparison. If you love cowboys, cattle drives, bulls, bears, broncs, “working”girls, scalping, bar brawls, cattle rustling, gun fights - in essence the making of the American West, run don’t walk to get this Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Just an epic American west adventure. Some of the best character building I’ve ever experienced. A long book but I never grew tired of it and instead was always intrigued by what would happen next. A must read for any western fans.
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Lorena decided Gus was the craziest man she had ever known. He didn’t look crazy, but his notions were wild."
OMG, what am I going to say? Best book I've read in a long while... what a saga! I cried so many times, burst out laughing, couldn't stop reading and then in the last 5 pages didn't want to finish.
The Hat Creek crew is hard to leave behind. McMurtry is a genius with a pen - the writing is evocative, entrancing...
He writes in a plainspoken yet lyrical style, weaving authentic dialogue with a wry sense of humor that cuts through the dust and silence of the American West. His landscapes are never mere backdrops but living forces that shape his characters, who stumble through love, friendship, aging, and loss with a mixture of grit and tenderness.
Though his stories sprawl across epic distances, McMurtry’s attention always settles on the intimate, on the small exchanges that reveal longing, loneliness, or quiet courage. His prose resists sentimentality while still carrying deep compassion, giving his novels a tone that is at once unsparing, elegiac, and profoundly human.
I'm deeply deeply touched by all I read and learned with this book.
OMG, what am I going to say? Best book I've read in a long while... what a saga! I cried so many times, burst out laughing, couldn't stop reading and then in the last 5 pages didn't want to finish.
The Hat Creek crew is hard to leave behind. McMurtry is a genius with a pen - the writing is evocative, entrancing...
He writes in a plainspoken yet lyrical style, weaving authentic dialogue with a wry sense of humor that cuts through the dust and silence of the American West. His landscapes are never mere backdrops but living forces that shape his characters, who stumble through love, friendship, aging, and loss with a mixture of grit and tenderness.
Though his stories sprawl across epic distances, McMurtry’s attention always settles on the intimate, on the small exchanges that reveal longing, loneliness, or quiet courage. His prose resists sentimentality while still carrying deep compassion, giving his novels a tone that is at once unsparing, elegiac, and profoundly human.
I'm deeply deeply touched by all I read and learned with this book.