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Lonesome Dove is unbearable. I get no joy from this conclusion.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 9:24 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 9:24 am
I just got through The Border Trilogy, so on the advice of this board and all the online reviews - which are all very, very positive - I started Lonesome Dove, and I was excited about it. But it's like the Taylor Sheridan shows when they try to be funny. It's obvious humor, which would be fine, except it's nearly every line of text is a simpleton premise and punchline. It's exhausting. Cannot carry Cormack McCarthy's books' jock straps, in this poster's opinion.
I'm sure when it came out, it was groundbreaking stuff, kind of like The Beatles. But like the Beatles, the format has been copied and refined a hundred times so that some new versions of the style are superior. Now Lonesome Dove pales in comparison. I just don't like it. I'm extremely disappointed. Does anyone else get this reaction to their first recent reading of the book?
I'm sure when it came out, it was groundbreaking stuff, kind of like The Beatles. But like the Beatles, the format has been copied and refined a hundred times so that some new versions of the style are superior. Now Lonesome Dove pales in comparison. I just don't like it. I'm extremely disappointed. Does anyone else get this reaction to their first recent reading of the book?
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Posted on 11/4/25 at 9:54 am to SidetrackSilvera
No.
It's my favorite book I've ever read.
I'm offended by the Taylor Sheridan take.
In fact, I'm convinced this is a troll.
It's my favorite book I've ever read.
I'm offended by the Taylor Sheridan take.
In fact, I'm convinced this is a troll.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 10:41 am to SidetrackSilvera
Yikes
Posted on 11/4/25 at 11:42 am to SidetrackSilvera
To each his own, but…. Damn that’s a wild take.
And if you went in expecting it to be like McCarthy, that’s complete ignorance on your part
And if you went in expecting it to be like McCarthy, that’s complete ignorance on your part
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:32 pm to SidetrackSilvera
My conclusion is that you lead a dull and miserable existence
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:34 pm to WITNESS23
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I'm offended by the Taylor Sheridan take.
It's how I know to discredit this person's opinion on anything.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:56 pm to WITNESS23
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I'm offended by the Taylor Sheridan take.
Do you laugh when Kevin Costner says something wild in his scratchy voice?
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:09 pm to LSUballs
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LSUballs
I was hoping you'd show up for this one.
As for OP, what exactly were you expecting from the book?
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:39 pm to SidetrackSilvera
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Do you laugh when Kevin Costner says something wild in his scratchy voice?
No, the opposite.
I can't believe you're comparing Lonesome Dove to the cowboy soap opera Yellowstone.
But now I can.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 5:16 pm to WITNESS23
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hundred times so that some new versions of the style are superior
It’s the best book I’ve ever read. I’d love to know what new versions of the style you think are superior
Posted on 11/4/25 at 7:39 pm to Allthatfades
I think all three books in the border trilogy are superior. I think No Country for Old Men is Superior.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 7:59 pm to SidetrackSilvera
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been copied and refined a hundred times so that some new versions of the style are superior.
Good one.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 8:03 pm to SidetrackSilvera
Uva uvam vivendo varia fit.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 8:54 pm to SidetrackSilvera
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I think No Country for Old Men is Superior.
Apples to oranges. They aren’t even the same genre
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:38 am to SidetrackSilvera
I’m listening to it again. Still love it, but again I’m having to endure the endless sob story of July Johnson. I hate the character, and it almost ruins the experience of reading the book.
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:11 pm to SidetrackSilvera
No, I really liked Lonesome Dove. True Grit even more.
Currently I'm reading Duane's Depressed after several difficult books (mostly sci-fi). McMurtry is a damn great writer. Duane's Depressed is very slow paced so far but the author's observations are wonderful. It's the most fun read in a while. And yeah, Lonesome Dove is better.
Currently I'm reading Duane's Depressed after several difficult books (mostly sci-fi). McMurtry is a damn great writer. Duane's Depressed is very slow paced so far but the author's observations are wonderful. It's the most fun read in a while. And yeah, Lonesome Dove is better.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 5:37 pm to SidetrackSilvera
I am chuckling because I finished reading Lonesome Dove today and came to this board to start a thread about how much I enjoyed it.
Like you, I came to read it after Cormac McCarthy left me thirsty for more post Blood Meridian and Border trilogy. I think they just have two different styles. I think they each accomplished different goals and made me think about different things.
Like you, I came to read it after Cormac McCarthy left me thirsty for more post Blood Meridian and Border trilogy. I think they just have two different styles. I think they each accomplished different goals and made me think about different things.
This post was edited on 11/18/25 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 11/18/25 at 6:59 pm to Earnest_P
I wish July Johnson had grown as a person over the course of the story, after having endured so much. He just kind of…stayed the same. That’s nitpicky though. I loved the story overall.
This post was edited on 11/18/25 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:40 am to SidetrackSilvera
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Cannot carry Cormack McCarthy's books' jock straps, in this poster's opinion.
So your tastes run to pretentious douchebags who think they're above punctuation. Four page run-on sentences that don't even really qualify as sentences because they don't say anything just don't appeal to me.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 3:56 pm to shinerfan
I equally disagree with both you and the OP
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