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amiwright33 's review for:
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
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.