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Book Club: Discuss/find out about a Classic Tale Set in Wyoming: The Virginian
Front-Ranger:
From a BrothersJudd review:
--- Quote ---There's a very amusing review at Amazon which claims that this is an unacknowledged gay classic. I don't know that I'd go that far, but I take the reviewer's point that the true love in the book is between the narrator and the Virginian, and that the schoolmarm is mostly annoying
--- End quote ---
In surfing the online reviews of the book, I find that they are mostly all negative. I don't agree with them, but I see their point. The Virginian can be an impenetrable book for those who are accustomed to Internet chat, etc. It's made for settling in with a nice cuppa coffee and a piece of cherry cake before a snug fireplace.
Front-Ranger:
Tonight when I arrived home from work about 9:30 p.m. I sat down by the fire with a whole stack of books, some new that I just bought today. But after about 10 minutes I found myself reading TV once again!!
Meryl:
Have a great time this weekend, Lee! See if that hotel has frawgs' laigs. ;D
Front-Ranger:
You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to this trip!! I'm startin to hallucinate just like the Virginian did when he was recoverin' from that wound in his shoulder (around Chapter 22).
And when we get done, Ennis ain't gonna have to take self-photos up on Brokenback any more!!
Front-Ranger:
Here it is--the famous Virginian Restaurant in the Occidental Hotel in historic Buffalo, Wyoming. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed for most of January. I have no idea why.
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