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Anybody read Lonesome Dove?
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:02 am
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:02 am
Looking to purchase the novel from Larry McMurtry but looking to see if any of y’all have read it and have anything to say before purchasing.
Seems superficially like my type of book though.
Seems superficially like my type of book though.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 11:41 am to BurrowLover19
Best book I’ve ever read.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 2:56 pm to BurrowLover19
No, nobody here has read Lonesome Dove.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 5:07 pm to BurrowLover19
It’s more raw than I thought it would be.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 6:01 pm to BurrowLover19
One of my top three books I’ve ever read. It is awesome.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 6:53 pm to BurrowLover19
Read all four in the series in chronological order according to the story line which is not the order in which they were written.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 1:31 pm to geauxpurple
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Read all four in the series in chronological order according to the story line which is not the order in which they were written.
This.
The series in order is a complete masterpiece.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 1:33 pm to TheGooner
So out of the 5 people who responded saying they read it, any more insight on reading it chronologically vs in order of release? I would think reading in order of release wouldn’t be a bad idea either
Posted on 9/20/21 at 3:42 pm to BurrowLover19
I only read Lonselme Dove then the one that came after. (Streets of Laredo)
No comparison.
Have not read the prequels Dead Man’s Walk or Comanche Moon. They were written after Lonesome Dove so they are true prequels.
No comparison.
Have not read the prequels Dead Man’s Walk or Comanche Moon. They were written after Lonesome Dove so they are true prequels.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 10:07 pm to Tigertown in ATL
So if I was going to start the series, what order would you fellas recommend?
Posted on 9/21/21 at 5:36 am to GITiger66
Either start from the beginning sequentially or start with LD.
Knowing what I know now I would still read LD first.
Getting to know the characters as McMurtry first wrote them is the overriding factor for me.
Knowing what I know now I would still read LD first.
Getting to know the characters as McMurtry first wrote them is the overriding factor for me.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 5:59 pm to BurrowLover19
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Anybody read Lonesome Dove?
Only about 4 times.
Posted on 9/21/21 at 6:31 pm to BurrowLover19
It is very, very good.
And this
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Knowing what I know now I would still read LD first.
Getting to know the characters as McMurtry first wrote them is the overriding factor for me.
And this
Posted on 9/22/21 at 11:11 am to GITiger66
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So if I was going to start the series, what order would you fellas recommend?
Read Lonesome Dove first. Then read Deadman's Walk or Comanche Moon, doesn't matter their order. Lastly read Streets of Laredo, the worst of the 4. It still worth reading though..
Posted on 9/22/21 at 2:16 pm to LSUballs
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Lastly read Streets of Laredo, the worst of the 4. It still worth reading though
Agreed.
The first three were so dang good and I think I like the first two even better than Lonesome Dove
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