The Wild West comes to life!
I remember first reading Lonesome Dove years ago when the mini-series first came out.
What I didn't realise at the time was that there were other books in the series (basically it was published out of chronological order). The chronological order is:
Dead Mans Walk
Comanche Moon
Lonesome Dove
Streets of Laredo
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Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry
All those titles sound so familiar Diamondlil. Has Comanche Moon been a film?
I've read Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove. I kind of new they were linked but I didn't take much notice at the time. I enjoy McMurtry at library read level. In fact now you've mentioned these books, you've given me a lightbulb moment for books that my dh might enjoy. He is soooo difficult to choose books for (he's seldom able to get to the library and he is very picky). McMurtry though is worth a shot. (Westerny type pun intended! )
I've read Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove. I kind of new they were linked but I didn't take much notice at the time. I enjoy McMurtry at library read level. In fact now you've mentioned these books, you've given me a lightbulb moment for books that my dh might enjoy. He is soooo difficult to choose books for (he's seldom able to get to the library and he is very picky). McMurtry though is worth a shot. (Westerny type pun intended! )
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Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
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Hitches gun belt and spits. Reckon I'll just mosey along and do that!
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
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If I hadn't read Lonesome Dove and my wife brought it home for me, I'd love her even more. There have been mini-series of all the books but after Lonesome Dove, any one other than Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones pales in comparison. I thought LD was that rare perfect adaptation of a book. Every character seemed like I imagined them.
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Lonesome Dove is probably my favorite book of all time. I laughed out loud, I cried, and every emotion in between. And it's probably the only western I've ever read.
I agree about the movie...for me it ranked right up there with one of the best adaptations ever accomplished.
I never read the other McMurtry novels, though. I was afraid they wouldn't stack up to Lonesome Dove and I didn't think I could handle the disappointment.
I agree about the movie...for me it ranked right up there with one of the best adaptations ever accomplished.
I never read the other McMurtry novels, though. I was afraid they wouldn't stack up to Lonesome Dove and I didn't think I could handle the disappointment.
I have never read these. I'm not a big westward ho! type of chick.
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[quote=""JMJacobsen""]Lonesome Dove is probably my favorite book of all time. I laughed out loud, I cried, and every emotion in between. And it's probably the only western I've ever read.
I agree about the movie...for me it ranked right up there with one of the best adaptations ever accomplished.
I never read the other McMurtry novels, though. I was afraid they wouldn't stack up to Lonesome Dove and I didn't think I could handle the disappointment. [/quote]
I read the first one in the series not too long ago. I will try to add the review over the weekend.
I agree about the movie...for me it ranked right up there with one of the best adaptations ever accomplished.
I never read the other McMurtry novels, though. I was afraid they wouldn't stack up to Lonesome Dove and I didn't think I could handle the disappointment. [/quote]
I read the first one in the series not too long ago. I will try to add the review over the weekend.
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