Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The book tells the story of two retired Texas Rangers who embark on a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Montana in the 1870s. The narrative focuses on the duo's adventures and the characters they meet along the way, including a variety of outlaws, Indians, and settlers. This epic tale of the Old West explores themes of friendship, unrequited love, and the harsh realities of frontier life.
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This book is on the following lists:
- 20th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 24th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 72nd on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 440th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The Great American Read (PBS)
- The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Pulitzer Prize)