Reviews - Lonesome Dove | The StoryGraph

4.61k reviews for:

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

4.59 AVERAGE

rissaroo_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

drmackie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

amyjno's review against another edition

5.0

This lives up to the hype.

tpolls's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ireadboooks's review against another edition

5.0

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

quigleybeau's review against another edition

3.0

“If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.”

amiwright33's review against another edition

5.0

This must be one of the richest, most layered novels I have ever read. Gus will forever be one of my favorite characters in Western literature, and McMurtry's description of a seemingly simple cattle run for Texas to Montana is a novel I will never forget. Under the nonstop action is a message about the unpredictability of life and the inability to prepare for the unknown. McMurtry shows the reader the importance of living in the moment and doing what one feels like - be it sipping whiskey on a porch, settling in a town, or driving cattle north after retirement. While they all have differing levels of intensity, they all fundamentally touch on the desires and goals of each character. And when one does push oneself and make oneself uncomfortable, one may find a semblance of reward along the circuitous path to a goal...or not.