Lonesome Dove

ByLarry McMurtry

Release Date: 2010-06-01
Genre: Fiction & Literature

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 1,614 Ratings

Description

The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West, with a new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.

Journey to the dusty little town of Lonesome Dove, where retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call undertake a perilous cattle drive to the untamed plains of Montana. Along the way, they face danger, adventure, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Richly authentic and beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a story of love, loss, and the unyielding spirit of the American West.

Reviews

Incredible
5
By Itsprollynothing789
Characters bonded to my heart and soul in a way that I was verbally gasping throughout the book. Incredible how well this is written. No words.
Lonesome Dove.
5
By YourNewStepDaddy101
Best book/movie ever written hands down.
Lonesome Dove gave us Call & Gus
5
By sopink
Exceptional book, it will always be one of my favorites. LM knows how to create such remarkable characters that leave life long impressions on us.
Awesome book!!!
5
By Findaddy16
Best western book I have ever read.
Gus
5
By Lexchantarelle
I have read and reread this book many times. When my husband and I were trying for a kid, I came to him one day and said “I have a name. Think literature” he immediately knew “Gus”. We ended up with a boy but whether girl or boy they would have been Gus. I bawl my eyes out every time I read it. The first couple hundred pages are a bit slower, but once you’re into it it’s so hard to put down.
If naming my kid after it isn’t a good endorsement, I’m not sure what would be.
Lonesome Dove
5
By Pro miners
Read it. You’ll love it and you’ll be upset when it ends.
Best read in a long time.
5
By m.melia
I loved this book. It has been ages since I have read a book that I could not put down.
Epic
5
By jworbes
Epic!
Vivid depiction of the wild west
4
By di pinto
Lonesome Dove is a vivid depiction of the wild west and the men and women who populated it. Unfortunately, the story kind of petered out and left lots of unanswered questions. Perhpas a sequel answers some of them, but gernerally I don’t like weak endings. Otherwise the book was riveting throughout. I gave it 4 rather than 5 stars because of the unsatisfactory ending.

— di pinto
Excellent
5
By Mike Walnut Creek
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
I loved the movie, but like The Godfather, the book has extra details that make it better & worth reading.