Books of 2015: The Year of the Western

I read 32 books this year, which happens to be the same number as last year. There were some really, really good books, and some stinkers. Some were re-reads for school, but most were first-timers. And the majority of the reading I did on my own seemed to be novels set in the Old West. So let’s look back, shall we?

The Lonesome Dove Saga, by Larry McMurtry — This was a giant undertaking. Okay, notA Song of Ice and Fire giant, but still, pretty big at four brick-sized books. Mostly it was wort...