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Lonesome Dove [Paperback]

Larry Mcmurtry
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5 Aug 2011
The Pulitzer Prize winning novel - a story of love, honour, loyalty and betrayal

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  • Paperback: 960 pages
  • Publisher: Pan (5 Aug 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1447203054
  • ISBN-13: 978-1447203056
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 36,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"If you read only one western novel in your life, read "Lonesome Dove"."--"USA Today" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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It begins in the office of The Hat Creek Cattle Company of the Rio Grande. It ends as a journey into the heart of every adventurer who ever lived . . . From the author of The Last Picture Show and Texasville – here is Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece. A powerful, triumphant portrayal of the American West as it really was. More than a love story, more than an adventure, Lonesome Dove is an epic: a monumental novel which embraces the spirit of the last defiant wilderness of America. Legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers – Lonesome Dove is the central, enduring American experience dramatically recreated in a magnificent story of heroism and love; of honour, loyalty and betrayal.

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterly tale of western adventure 30 May 1999
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I was first drawn to Lonesome Dove because of its Pulitzer Prize winning pedigree. Having never read a western novel before I didn't know what to expect. But if want an authentic, exciting and intelligent adventure story then look no further. The journey of The Hat Creek Cattle Company is one that you just might never want to come to an end as you share the trail with Captain Woodrow Call and Gus McCrae. Lonesome Dove spawned prequels and sequels, none of which quite reach the heights of the original, not because they were inferior books, but because the first in the series is such a difficult act to follow. If you've never read a western before then try Lonesome Dove and like me you might just be in for an unexpected treat.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Staggering! 5 Mar 2012
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I have just completed a novel of approaching 900 pages that I wished never to end. It is quite magnificent, so much so that it feels like an impertinence to offer even the most lavish praise. I'm sure that it is not only in the heat of the moment that I'd claim for it a quite remarkable power - a power to change and enhance sensibility that I can't easily find a rival to match. By turn it is intelligent, perceptive, stomach-churning, delicate, richly funny (I, too, like another reviewer found myself laughing out loud) and throughout infused with the most generous love of humanity with all its weaknesses and follies. It has a cast of sharply realised individuals with whom even amongst the most degenerate, with perhaps one exception, we can find windows into aspects of ourselves. Without doubt the best novel I have read for many a long year, indeed since "Blood Meridian" and "The Border Trilogy". A parallel study would be fascinating but not something I propose to embark on here! I have yet to see the film, but the casting sounds inspired. Blurbs deal so often in trite superlatives for the mediocre at best so it is difficult to register the full impact of something so very special. I realise I have said nothing of its contents. It seems to me too great to be pigeon-holed into a genre. The setting is vital but there is scarcely anything that does not transcend the shifting locale, richly evoked as it is. A few inadequate words that I yet hope may encourage others to read this tremendous book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great American novels! 10 Feb 2010
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I just reread this book again and was reminded how truly wonderful it is. I originally read it years ago and if anything enjoyed it more this time. I don't read many westerns, but this is truly something more. A book all Americans should read. For a great eread set in the modern American west do try "Across the High Lonesome," a book I picked up after seeing it recommended by Mr. McMurtry.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great book, poor editing
I loved this book and was pleased to find it recommended on this site. I saw the serialised TV version in the early 90s and have always remembered what a good story it was, and... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Ms. E. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars As stated on the front cover of the book 'if you only read one western...
A great book and the dvd is worth watching, it doesn't veer from the story as often happens in films. Larry mcmurtry has written loads of stuff, try one of his other books.
Published 13 days ago by ann dolman
4.0 out of 5 stars Editor needed
Great plot, fully-fleshed characters but constant repetition of phrases irritated. Either he should read his own stuff or have someone do it for him.Smacks of laziness.
Published 22 days ago by rb
5.0 out of 5 stars The " Gus" show
I read the book many years ago, it was a hardback and on the back the legend " if you only ever read one western this is the one ". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great western
Started slowly, but was superb after that and was pleased to find there were three more in the series! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Custard
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Great combined stories, I liked the series on tv and found the book is even better, the characters are brilliant.
Published 3 months ago by Phil Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars A panoramic tale of the Western Frontier.
Normally one reads the book first and then sees the film. However, this time due to a gift certificate i decided that i would purchase this Pulitzer Award winning novel by Larry... Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. D. Compton
5.0 out of 5 stars read of your life
Probably one of the best book I have ever read.
Its long,but you never want it to end.It made me cry and laugh, and never failed in its descriptions of the Wild West.
Published 3 months ago by B.A.Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Lonesome Dove
Wanted a substantial book for my holiday and had not read a western for many years. I am an avid reader and would easily rate Lonesome Dove in my top six favourite books. Read more
Published 3 months ago by PLS
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read.
Not your 'standard' western. The dialogue was a bit slow at times, but the unexpected twists and turns of the story kept me hooked. Read more
Published 5 months ago by thegriff
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