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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- Published
- 1985
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 843
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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This book is on the following 24 lists:
- 10th on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books From the 1980s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 10th on Taking off the Reading Gloves (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- 16th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 17th on 100 Best Western(United States) Works of Fiction (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 20th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 24th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 47th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 52nd on Readers’ Top 100 Novels Of All Time (Guardian)
- 72nd on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 91st on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
- 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)
- Daniel S. Burt's Recommended Historical Novels (What Historical Novel Do I Read Next? by Daniel S. Burt (1997))
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Pulitzer Prize)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)
- The Best Of The 1980s (Sun-News)
- The Great American Read (PBS)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))