Larry McMurtry - American Western Writer

[AndrewT]

He really deserves his own thread. His writing is of the highest quality. If you have read any of his works please share your thoughts here. I'm doing a re-read of a Lonesome Dove which I had not finished the last time. It's really well-written and entertaining. Should I read the rest in the series and what about his other books?

 

[cyprus7]

Jerry Cleaver (author of 'Immediate Fiction') mentioned Larry's classic western book, Lonesome Dove as one to study. It won a Pulitzer prize in 1986.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I'll be starting this in the spring. I'm really looking forward to it! CC

 

[Bick]

Yes, I'm very fond of the books of his I've read. There's more dicsussion on McMurtry on this thread here.

 

[Extollager]

I've never read any of his novels nor, so far as I know, seen any of the movies based on them, but a friend with good taste recommended McMurtry's Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen, and I'm enjoying it. It's about discovering books and deciding to be a writer while coming from big-sky, arid, empty Texas. I would think that many people for whom books are important would like it.

 

[Alex The G and T]

I read "Lonesome Dove" back in the day and enjoyed it immensely. It starts out epic and ends rather grimly. I enjoyed the TV video extended versions very much... for the first half dozen times.

But it's on repeat all of the wretched time. Enough already.