A review by jordan_duke
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

adventurous dark emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The first time I heard of this book it was on one of those “what book do you wish you could read for the first time again?” threads and I think that and the length put me off reading it for a while. Because I wanted to wait “for the right time” to read it. I’m so glad I finally read it, but I mourn the loss of reading it for the first time.

I fear I’m going to struggle to love new books for a while because they will lack the character depth, humor, sadness, and tension this book provides. It’s so well rounded.  There is nothing new to be said about this book or its characters but I loved it and them. I’ll be living in this epic western for a long time.