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katjoyphil's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
geoffreykeel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Sexism
caitlin_bookchats's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Cannibalism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, and Slavery
stupendoussteve's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I added a lot of content warnings but they should not be taken as negatives to this book at all. This book feels true to the post-civil war time period in the wild west. It was not a gentle place. This book does not feel explicit, it does not glorify the bad things that happen.
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship
mynamerhymes's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
1. It is way too long.
2. Rampant racism and misogyny throughout - the treatment of women, minorities, and native Americans was very bad.
3. In all 37 hours of the audiobook there is only the faintest glimmer of a plot and so much unnecessary everything else. Why did no one edit out any of the tangents? What was the point?
But it won the Pulitzer and is your mother's favorite book, surely it must have redeeming qualities? And I did like the narrator and found the very beginning where they were just a few washed up Rangers hanging out in Lonesome Dove sort of funny. But if you think that a prize-winning door-stopper like this has anything to offer you, I recommend you list to Stars from Les Misérables while looking at pictures of the prairie - it will impart the same idea in significantly less time.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Sexual assault