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Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

By Larry McMurtry

  • Release Date: 2010-06-01
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
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Description

The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West, with a new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.

“My favorite book: there are so many that I would be afraid to say. Probably if I had to pick anything I’d say Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.” — Stephen King

Journey to the dusty little town of Lonesome Dove, where retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call undertake a perilous cattle drive to the untamed plains of Montana. Along the way, they face danger, adventure, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Richly authentic and beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a story of love, loss, and the unyielding spirit of the American West.

Reviews

  • What is left to say?

    5
    By v-j-weed
    Just a wonderfully constructed character driven saga. Self-indulgent at times and often filled with sorrow and yearning but all said this is a masterpiece of late 20th century American literature. Highly recommended.

  • Incredible

    5
    By Itsprollynothing789
    Characters bonded to my heart and soul in a way that I was verbally gasping throughout the book. Incredible how well this is written. No words.

  • Lonesome Dove.

    5
    By YourNewStepDaddy101
    Best book/movie ever written hands down.

  • Lonesome Dove gave us Call & Gus

    5
    By sopink
    Exceptional book, it will always be one of my favorites. LM knows how to create such remarkable characters that leave life long impressions on us.

  • Awesome book!!!

    5
    By Findaddy16
    Best western book I have ever read.

  • Gus

    5
    By Lexchantarelle
    I have read and reread this book many times. When my husband and I were trying for a kid, I came to him one day and said “I have a name. Think literature” he immediately knew “Gus”. We ended up with a boy but whether girl or boy they would have been Gus. I bawl my eyes out every time I read it. The first couple hundred pages are a bit slower, but once you’re into it it’s so hard to put down. If naming my kid after it isn’t a good endorsement, I’m not sure what would be.

  • Lonesome Dove

    5
    By Pro miners
    Read it. You’ll love it and you’ll be upset when it ends.

  • Best read in a long time.

    5
    By m.melia
    I loved this book. It has been ages since I have read a book that I could not put down.

  • Epic

    5
    By jworbes
    Epic!

  • Vivid depiction of the wild west

    4
    By di pinto
    Lonesome Dove is a vivid depiction of the wild west and the men and women who populated it. Unfortunately, the story kind of petered out and left lots of unanswered questions. Perhpas a sequel answers some of them, but gernerally I don’t like weak endings. Otherwise the book was riveting throughout. I gave it 4 rather than 5 stars because of the unsatisfactory ending. — di pinto

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