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BBM and Lonesome Dove
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: sfericsf on July 25, 2009, 08:16:30 pm ---I came across an article somewhere the other day about the all time best westerns (move or book) as rated by real cowboys, cowgirls, and western folk. #1 was Lonesome Dove. I guess I'll have to rent this...
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I agree with Amanda, Eric. Read the book, ALL of them. ;D No seriously, they are fantastic. Very well written, very engaging, with very dry humour, which I really really liked. I've read all four of them and now my husband has started Dead Man's Walk. He's hooked too. Call and Gus are quite a pair and I thought some of the women were especially fully written characters (Clara and Lorena). They have all been on my mind a lot.
I'm considering buying other books by McMurtry, but I'm not sure where to start.
Amanda have you read any of his other books?
milomorris:
--- Quote from: retropian on July 26, 2009, 04:48:33 am ---It's like reading the entire short story collection "Open Range" by Annie P. puts BBM in a greater context than enriches it further, so does viewing "Lonsome Dove" and The Last Picture Show". They add something to BBM by putting the movie and the story in a greater context. Somehow to me, they mysteriously expand BBM.
Ian
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I have found that to be true in other arts as well. I first sang in a production of LA BOHEME fairly early in my operatic career. At the time it was the only Puccini I knew. Over the years, I have sung some of Puccini's other operas, and seen/heard others. Becoming more familiar with the composer's style and vocabulary via the other operas certainly clarified LA BOHEME for me musically, and also adds to the drama.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on July 27, 2009, 11:42:32 am ---I agree with Amanda, Eric. Read the book, ALL of them. ;D No seriously, they are fantastic. Very well written, very engaging, with very dry humour, which I really really liked. I've read all four of them and now my husband has started Dead Man's Walk. He's hooked too. Call and Gus are quite a pair and I thought some of the women were especially fully written characters (Clara and Lorena). They have all been on my mind a lot.
I'm considering buying other books by McMurtry, but I'm not sure where to start.
Amanda have you read any of his other books?
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Hey Bud!
I'm glad you enjoyed the whole series! 8)
I've only read Lonesome Dove and Dead Man's Walk so far. I definitely intend to read the others. I commented on Dead Man's Walk earlier in this thread. I liked it, but not as well as Lonesome Dove. Dead Man's Walk was so bleak and traumatic so constantly, there were times when I thought it was kind of hard to take. But, I definitely liked it altogether. Gus and Call really are amazing characters and I'm excited to learn more about them in the other books. And, I also agree that McMurtry does a good job making his female characters fully formed and complex individuals. He's certainly a talented storyteller.
Eric, I'd say... definitely don't let the length of the books be a deterant. I put off reading LD for a long time, simply because of the huge page-count. But, I've found that McMurtry is such a compelling storyteller that these books are really fast page-turners.
Brown Eyes:
Well, I've taken the plunge!! I started Comanche Moon last night! :)
I'm only one chapter deep into it so far. And, my initial impression... I don't think this constitutes a spoiler... is, LOL, wow it really just jumps right in to the middle of a narrative. It almost feels like it's starts in the middle of an ongoing novel, with very little if any intro aspect. In a way, I think that's very cool.
I'll post my impressions here as I go along.
mariez:
--- Quote from: atz75 on November 15, 2009, 07:06:34 pm ---Well, I've taken the plunge!! I started Comanche Moon last night! :)
I'm only one chapter deep into it so far. And, my initial impression... I don't think this constitutes a spoiler... is, LOL, wow it really just jumps right in to the middle of a narrative. It almost feels like it's starts in the middle of an ongoing novel, with very little if any intro aspect. In a way, I think that's very cool.
I'll post my impressions here as I go along.
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I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts, Amanda. It's been a few years since I've read Comanche Moon, and while I'm sure I've forgotten many details, I do remember that it's eventful and adventuresome! :)
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