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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.
Sanjuro I thought Butcher's Crossing by John Williams was better, and possibly also Warlock by Oakley Hall. Lonesome Dove has the best characters, but the wri…moreI thought Butcher's Crossing by John Williams was better, and possibly also Warlock by Oakley Hall. Lonesome Dove has the best characters, but the writing style is bland and overly expositional compared to many other "literary" westerns. (less)
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Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
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