Liz McCafferty answers “Is there any Western better than this one?...”

Alex Leaf asked this question about Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1):

Is there any Western better than this one? I think it may have ruined the genre for me.

Liz McCafferty Not that I have ever read - it's not just a Western it's more about every character coming live from the page, some good, some evil, but all very real…moreNot that I have ever read - it's not just a Western it's more about every character coming live from the page, some good, some evil, but all very real. You learn about the frontier terrain and extreme weather conditions, its history of conflicting populations and a little about running the cattle drive from Texas up to Montana. If this book was to be published this year it would definitely win the Booker.(less)

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