Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove #1

Larry McMurtry

843 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

It begins in the office of The Hat Creek Cattle Company of the Rio Grande. It ends as a journey into the heart of every adventurer who ever lived ...From the author of The Last Picture Show and Texasville here is Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize wi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,271 reviews

Moods

adventurous 95%
emotional 70%
sad 51%
reflective 46%
funny 40%
tense 29%
dark 19%
challenging 15%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 6%
informative 5%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 46%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 35% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8%

Average rating

4.48

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