A review by dominicwong
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

“I'm glad I've been wrong enough to keep in practice. . . You can't avoid it, you've got to learn to handle it. If you only come face to face with your own mistakes once or twice in your life it's bound to be extra painful. I face mine every day--that way they ain't usually much worse than a dry shave.”

Never have I read a book where I fell as in love with the characters as I did with those in Lonesome Dove. Each and every one of them feels so real, which makes each character's breathtaking, vast, and oftentimes heartbreaking journey feel that much more real as well. Lonesome Dove is something like a perfect novel, and maybe THE perfect western novel of all time.