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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
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bookshelves: read-in-2011, literature
Read in February, 2011

I'm not sure I've much to add to what (little) I have already stated. This is simply one of the best novels I've ever read. The book is infinitely more than a 900 page cattle drive. If you haven't read this book you are missing out on a gem.



Original Review: Absolutely phenomenal (better review forthcoming)

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01/11/2011 page 70
7.0% "This is good, real good." 2 comments
01/23/2011 page 430
46.0% 3 comments
01/25/2011 page 622
66.0% "I hope this book doesn't end, though I am afraid it will."

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message 1: by Kerry (new) - rated it 5 stars
Sep 14, 2010 11:37am

Kerry I LOVE THIS BOOK. Enjoy it!


message 2: by Amy (new) - rated it 5 stars
Sep 20, 2010 07:07am

Amy If you don't love this book, I may cry. It is one of my absolute favorites ever.


message 3: by Dan (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 31, 2010 03:44pm

Dan Amy! Where have you been?! So this is one of the few books that breaks your 250 page rule (or whatever it was?)


message 4: by Amy (new) - rated it 5 stars
Nov 01, 2010 10:05am

Amy I'm here, mummified in my little room in Tucson. Yes, this is one of those books. I don't know why--I hate most Westerns, but I love this book. Probably because it is a like a Western soap opera! (Much like Anna Karenina is a Russian soap opera and The Stand is a post-apocalyptic soap opera, and I love those two unceasingly as well.)


message 5: by Elizabeth (new) - added it
Nov 14, 2010 05:18pm

Elizabeth Don't even glance at the movie cast before you finish this book. McMurtry's characters are much more fun.


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