false 54814 19 With <I>Texasville,</I> Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and characters of one of his best-loved books, <I>The Last Picture Show.</I> This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart, and men and women we recognize, believe in, and care about deeply. Set in the post-oil-boom 1980s, <I>Texasville</I> brings us up to date with Duane, who's got an adoring dog, a sassy wife, a twelve-million-dollar debt, and a hot tub by the pool; Jacy, who's finished playing "Jungla" in Italian movies and who's returned to Thalia; and Sonny -- Duane's teenage rival for Jacy's affections -- who owns the car wash, the Kwik-Sackstore, and the video arcade.<P>One of Larry McMurtry's funniest and most touching contemporary novels.<P> 53421 1987 Texasville: A Novel total:668|5:5|4:7|3:10|2:3|1:0| 668 2311 798 40 1 2 false false Sun Feb 24 16:28:52 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 12:51:55 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Sat Jan 17 08:55:53 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:56:56 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 19:31:16 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 17:19:30 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Dec 24 18:07:18 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 04 11:09:31 -0800 2008
I like Texasville better than I think it's actually a great book.

However, while I think this is a good book, I don't think it's a great book. It's too chatty and ther...more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Feb 17 11:03:05 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:38:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 17 11:57:25 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 12:04:44 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:22:43 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 15:22:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Thu Feb 19 10:32:16 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 10:33:27 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Fri Oct 30 10:13:24 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 12:28:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1994 Fri Feb 13 18:51:59 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 18:54:39 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 05:59:20 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 10:20:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 02 14:40:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 14:40:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 16:46:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:46:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Apr 12 10:46:29 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 10:46:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sun Feb 03 18:42:39 -0800 2008 Wed May 28 11:27:38 -0700 2008
I need to get with the program and read the first book in th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 08:32:34 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 17:21:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Tue Jul 24 13:49:02 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 15:01:10 -0700 2007
A good book because it addresses those adult issues we all seem to face as time and memories fade and perhaps even color o...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 02 21:57:20 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 21:57:40 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 12:18:25 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 20:54:12 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:09:21 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:05:21 -0700 2009
My favorite character was the dog Shorty and no one was nice to him.

and there is NO WAY Carla could have been drinking vodka gimlets in quart jars, unless she seriously weighed 300+ lbs!]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=54814