Lonesome Dove group read 2020

[Martha]

For discussion of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

[Book Concierge]

One of my top 10 all time favorites. Looking forward to the discussion.


By the way .... I HIGHLY recommend keeping a piece of paper handy to jot down the characters. There are a LOT of them.

[Martha]

Book Concierge wrote: "One of my top 10 all time favorites. Looking forward to the discussion.


By the way .... I HIGHLY recommend keeping a piece of paper handy to jot down the characters. There are a LOT of them."

Not a bad idea. I do this with any Dickens book & many other classics.

[Melissa (ladybug)]

I am reading this and taking it slowly. :) Tried it as a kindle, no go. Tried it as an audio book and awful narration. Just awful. So, bought my own copy and am reading that. The chapters are short 3-4 pages usually and I feel a real sense of achievement when I knock out several chapters at a go. So far it is keeping my attention really well.

[Martha]

Oh, my goodness! I went to my local, very small usb & she had a copy of Lonesome Dove!!! I actually messaged her ahead of time to ask about several books to cut down on browsing, but it was fine. She had 2 that I asked about. There was only one other customer. Very easy to be 6 ft apart. I ended up leaving with 11 for me and 4 for Bradley. I was like a kid in a candy store. LOL

I'll start on LD soon … maybe this week.

[Melissa (ladybug)]

How is LD going for you, Martha? I remember that the first few chapters took a little time to get into. Maybe because of my problems finding a version I could read; but, I then started to really get into it. I know what is going to happen, because of seeing the series and because of reading reviews, but this hasn't ruined it for me. I find it hard to stop. :)

[Martha]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it. I haven't started yet. Got busy crocheting again which slows down my reading. I do plan to start this week. Jerry & I watched the mini series, but I don't remember it all that well.

[Melissa (ladybug)]

How is it going Martha? I am almost finished with it. It is so sad sometimes but that is life. This book is about life! :)

[Martha]

I haven't started it yet. I've been crocheting so much that my reading has really suffered. I'm thinking of getting an audiobook. I have several credits at audible & I'm just not feeling my current one ... Elmer Gantry right now. LOL

[Book Concierge]

I know when I read this for my F2F book club I had all these little post-it notes stuck in it to mark passages. My book had a veritable "Mohawk" of neon sticky notes when I was done!

[Melissa (ladybug)]

Finished and loved it! :)

[Martha]

So glad you loved it. I did get the audible version & am enjoying it.

[Martha]

Sorry I'm taking so long with this one. It's just been a weird year all around. Bradley's not going back to work until the virus is under control or there's a vaccine due to his underlying health conditions. I'm having trouble listening and just cannot hold the giant book. Such a weird year all around. When I do listen, I'm really enjoying it. Lee Horsley narrated it & I love his accent and the voices he's using.

[Melissa (ladybug)]

Martha wrote: "Sorry I'm taking so long with this one. It's just been a weird year all around. Bradley's not going back to work until the virus is under control or there's a vaccine due to his underlying health c..."

Martha, how are you and your family doing? Hope that your Bradley was able to get at least the first part of the vaccination. :)

[Martha]

Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "Martha wrote: "Sorry I'm taking so long with this one. It's just been a weird year all around. Bradley's not going back to work until the virus is under control or there's a vaccine due to his unde..."

Thanks, Melissa. We've both gotten both doses. Got the 2nd Moderna vaccine 2 weeks ago so we're doing good. He's decided he'll go back to work in May. I have no idea why he picked May. He can be so funny sometimes. The others are doing good as well. Am hoping to see my granddaughter soon. It's been over a year now. We spent Christmas Eve with my other son & his family. Hope you and your family are doing well.

[Melissa (ladybug)]

Martha wrote: "Thanks, Melissa. We've both gotten both doses. Got the 2nd Moderna vaccine 2 weeks ago..."

That is wonderful news! My parents and I have all received the 2nd Moderna vaccine also. It hasn't been two weeks since then though. My family is doing good. :) All my Uncles and their Wives and My Aunt contracted Covid around Christmas (my dad's brothers and sister) since they are in the elderly age range and have health issues, I was worried about them, but they survived. They all live in Tennessee whereas I live in New Mexico so no chance of catching it from seeing them.

[Book Concierge]

Hubby got his second Pfizer vaccine (Thank you, Veteran's Administration!) on Feb 8. I got my first Pfizer vaccine Feb 12, and my second dose on Friday, March 5. Looking forward to going to Texas for our nephew's graduation and commissioning as a 2d Lieutenant in May.

[Martha]

Congratulations to you both!!

[Melissa (ladybug)]

Congratulations to your nephew! :)

[Book Concierge]

Larry McMurtry passed Away on March 25, 2021!

I just feel devastated.

[Martha]

Oh no!! We’ve lost some great authors lately. I took my granddaughter home last night & listened to Lonesome Dove for over 2 hours on the way back. It was wonderful!! Still have a long way to go, but I’m over half done. LOL

[Melissa (ladybug)]

I didn't know about Larry McMurtry. :( Found out about Beverly Cleary yesterday. She was 104 years old :0

Lonesome Dove took me a while to read, but I just keep at it. It was really good.

[Martha]

Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "I didn't know about Larry McMurtry. :( Found out about Beverly Cleary yesterday. She was 104 years old :0

Lonesome Dove took me a while to read, but I just keep at it. It was really good."

It is so good!

[Martha]

Finally finished Lonesome Dove. It’s pretty much all I did today as the last 3rd or so was so good. I just couldn’t stop listening. So glad I finally read it.

[Book Concierge]

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
5***** and a ❤
The quintessential Western – but also a love story, an epic adventure, a buddies’ road trip and a look at a time in American history that is long gone and available to the current-day citizen only through reading.
There are hundreds of characters, some with just a brief mention, others central to the tale. And there are equally important non-human characters. The horses and other animals – Hell Bitch, Mouse, Sugar, Old Dog, the Texas Bull, Greasy, etc. And perhaps most prevalent are the inanimate “characters” – the vastness of the landscape, and the weather.
Gus is the philosopher of the group … always having something to say, but doing little of the work. Call is the taskmaster, a man who is running from his thoughts and who can never admit a mistake. Together they constitute a formidable team.


LINK to my full review