Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)

$24.99

Recommended by Maddy M

in response to Sarah

A book you wish you could experience again for the first time

I put off reading this book, despite numerous recommendations. Now I’M the one recommending it to everyone! Lonesome Dove is truly a masterpiece. It’ll make you laugh, and then break your heart. An epic tale full of incredible characters that you will never forget.

PS Don’t read the introduction until after reading the book… major spoilers!

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11 days ago

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Aya C

@ayaaaaOct 2, 2026

Thank you for everyone recommending this, including you. I’ve been wanting to read it, knew I would be pressured by the library 3-week window, asked my dad for his copy but he couldn’t find it and so I bought it! I’m ready to join you all.

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Louise Buckley

“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 su”

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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 😭”

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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.”

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