school & library binding, 945 pages
English language
Published Aug. 7, 1986 by Pocket Books.
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize— winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.
Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember. (back cover)
I wanted to like this book more. I really did. It was just so bulky (in hardcover), and harsh (in events).
My favorite characters (out of what seemed like thousands) were Gus, Newt, and Janey. I also liked Clara, until she went off on her rant at Call near the end of the book.
Maybe I'd enjoy the miniseries more.
I wanted to like this book more. I really did. It was just so bulky (in hardcover), and harsh (in events).
My favorite characters (out of what seemed like thousands) were Gus, Newt, and Janey. I also liked Clara, until she went off on her rant at Call near the end of the book.
Maybe I'd enjoy the miniseries more.
