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himay3000 's review for:
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
In Larry McMurtry’s masterpiece, he shows how mostly every character is a lonesome dove, all brought together under the same Hat Creek Outfit. Many of them don’t have families to go back to, but make a family out of the livery stable they work for. McMurtry notes in the preface that Newt is the “lonesome dove” of the novel, but I can see how more than one character can be characterized as that.
Family can be found within the people we choose to surround ourselves with. They will teach us life lessons, be hard on us when we need to learn, but also defend us when needed. The road may be a long one but they will stick by us, even after death, fulfilling our last wishes.
The Latin phrase Gus writes early on in the novel, Uva Uvum Vivendo Varia Fit, which translates to “a grape changes colors (or ripens) when it sees another grape”, I think thoroughly sums up the book for me. Our lives are changed by the lives of those around us, and that was very evident throughout this book in each of the characters’ development.
Family can be found within the people we choose to surround ourselves with. They will teach us life lessons, be hard on us when we need to learn, but also defend us when needed. The road may be a long one but they will stick by us, even after death, fulfilling our last wishes.
The Latin phrase Gus writes early on in the novel, Uva Uvum Vivendo Varia Fit, which translates to “a grape changes colors (or ripens) when it sees another grape”, I think thoroughly sums up the book for me. Our lives are changed by the lives of those around us, and that was very evident throughout this book in each of the characters’ development.