Barbara Bryant 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.

Barbara Bryant I loved the book, but if one Western ruins the genre for you, I think you are quitting too soon. On the other hand, you may be reading Westerns only t…moreI loved the book, but if one Western ruins the genre for you, I think you are quitting too soon. On the other hand, you may be reading Westerns only to say you have read the genre and if that is the case they may not be for you. I do try unfamiliar genres from time to time as I am a librarian and I want to keep up and I have read other westerns and enjoyed them greatly years ago. They were not like Lonesome Dove, particularly. Books are so personal--I think, with luck, we find the ones we like. Good luck.(less)

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