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Wow. I finished Lonesome Dove yesterday and kind of don’t know what to do with myself now. Such a brutal, emotional, deep, funny, epic book. I found it really addictive to read and already imagine myself reading it again.
I think it has some of the most moving writing about a woman/from a woman’s perspective by a man that I’ve ever read which surprised me from a western, but this entire book is surprising and totally blew me away. Anything could and does happen.
I wanted to read something in the same caliber of greatness as East of Eden, my favorite book and a book I introduced to my dad who very much shared my love for it. He recently read Lonesome Dove and gave it to me for my birthday. It’s a really special book and definitely up there.
8 months ago
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Hopie Hill
“Finally read Lonesome Dove, which has been having a moment. Don't let the 800 pages deter you: it's page-turning, laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreaking, and profoundly human. It transcends the Western genre as a novel about kinship, mortality, and what it means to live a good life. Quite possibly the finest storytelling I've ever read 😭”

Chris Mueller
“This adventure is nothing short of extraordinary. Every word is perfect. I'll be recommending this for a long long time. Thanks to all the RL recommenders who put this on my radar @James Kylstra, @Louise Buckley, @Amanda, and so many others.”

James Kylstra
“Didn't like westerns until I read this book. Epic, heartbreaking, gripping, hilarious. Everybody should read it.”




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