Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove #1

Larry McMurtry

964 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize— winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of Americ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 4,881 reviews

Moods

adventurous 94%
emotional 70%
sad 53%
reflective 47%
funny 41%
tense 30%
dark 22%
challenging 17%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 15%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 6%
informative 5%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 47%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.5

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...