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by Larry McMurtry
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The Night Owl
The Night Owl rated it 14 years ago
4 1/2 stars
BKHorne
BKHorne rated it 15 years ago
One of the best books I've ever read. Gus is a fantastic character.
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 15 years ago
GRAND! Just abso-fooking-lutely grand from start to finish.
inconceivably
inconceivably rated it 16 years ago
I felt like this book was taking a long, leisurely walk. You get to know the characters little by little, and you follow them on a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. It isn't too fast paced, but there is always plenty going on to keep interest going. I never became 100% emotionally involved with al...
rosemaryknits
rosemaryknits rated it 16 years ago
One of my all time favorites. This book is NOT a "western" so if this is what is holding you back, just read it! It is a book about life, which just so happens to feature cowboys on a trail ride, driving cattle 1000 miles to start a new ranch in Montana. But, it is not about the trail ride - it'...
kravmonkey
kravmonkey rated it 17 years ago
One practically experiences the harsh, dusty realities of a long-distance harrowing cattle drive first-hand in this sprawling 1,000 page epic story set in pre-Civil War Texas. Unlike many contemporary Hollywood Westerns, where the good guy always wins the girl and everything is tied up in a neat bo...
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 17 years ago
Wonderful story and wonderful storyteller! And Gus is wonderful too!*************************************But I have been thinking...... I didn't name my Curly Coated Retriever dog, Oscar, Gus, and I am kind of embarrassed that I gave this book 4 stars. I am demoting it to 3. That is the proper ratin...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 17 years ago
I've spent a great deal of time trying analyze my love for this novel and I really can't pin it down or write about it in any coherent way. It's a big fat rambling epic about a cattle drive with a cast of mostly male characters. I don't like big fat epics, I don't like rambling and I certainly don...
Ko
Ko rated it 17 years ago
Where has this book been all my life?
lisacindrich
lisacindrich rated it 17 years ago
Wow! Why did this sit on my shelves for 15 years before I got around to it? What a waste! Gotta read some more McMurtry.
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