Lonesome Dove

LONESOME DOVE
by Larry McMurtry

Award: Pulitzer Winner 1986

Nomination: National Book Critics Circle Finalist 1985, PEN/Faulkner Finalist 1986

Date Read: October 10, 2011

Lonesome Dove is one of those novels I never would have picked up on my own, yet I'm glad I did. Funny, brutal, adventurous and heartwarming, this novel has it all. I don't typically go for the western genre, but I thoroughly enjoyed this saga. 

Lonesome Dove is the story of several retired Texas Rangers and their misadventures during a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. They have a group of people around them, all deeply flawed and motivated by their own agendas, helping them complete their mission. This exhaustive tale encompasses the themes of loyalty, friendship, honor, aging and unrequited love, all set against the backdrop of the closing years of the Old West.

While I enjoyed traveling with these characters, I doubt I would go back for a second helping of this cattle drive. I am still glad I met McCrae and Call.

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