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A Novel (Lonesome Dove, 3)
by Larry McMurtry
The Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West that follows two aging Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. An epic of the frontier and rich with complex characters, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.
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.
Did you read any books in 2025 that are widely considered classics? If so, which ones and why?
My reading list was really light on classic reads this year. The only two that might be considered more well-known, as well as "modern," classics were Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry) and Foundation (Isaac Asimov) . My other classic reads were more obscure: Spain in our Hearts . Pablo Neruda The Qu...
-Gabi_J
What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (11/13/2025)
I'm still reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry-1/3 through its 950 pages, and wanted to say it is as wonderful and amazingly good as everybody's been telling me for decades! And I say this as some...
-Judith_G
What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (10/23/2025)
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman, Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber and Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
-Gabi_J
What's your favorite book series?
The Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry and the Longmire books by Craig Johnson
-Leslie_R
Think about your favorite genre. To you, which author is the master of that genre?
My favorite fiction genre is by far historical fiction. There are so many great authors writing historical fiction, but I'd have to say my all-time number one is Larry McMurtry. Nothing will ever top Lonesome Dove as my favorite book of all time. Willa Cather's writing is beautiful. I enjoy liter...
-Lana_Maskus
What are you reading this week? (5/15/2025)
I just finished The Correspondent by Virginia Evans and it is wonderful! This novel in letters follows the life of elderly Sybil Van Antwerp as she tries to make sense of her past, and navigate her future. She writes letters to EVERYONE, including some of her favorite authors. One of my favorite ...
-Evonne_Benedict
Which literary death was the hardest for you to come to terms with?
...nting pair, grieves herself to death at his grave in Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. I cried for days afterward. The death of Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry broke my heart when I read the book. I remember exactly where I was when I was reading those pages. My husband, daughter, and I watched the TV minise...
-Lana_Maskus
"Lonesome Dove" is Larry McMurtry's loftiest novel." —Los Angeles Times
"A marvelous novel ... moves with joyous energy ... amply imagined and crisply, lovingly written. I haven't enjoyed a book more this year ... a joyous epic." —Newsweek
"Everything about "Lonesome Dove" feels true ... These are real people, and they are still larger than life."--Nicholas Lemann." —The New York Times Book Review
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Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lived in Archer City, Texas.
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