Having watched original series numerous times, I only think that this is the perfect cast at the time. I cannot imagine anyone else playing those characters. Who do you think would be very good playing Woodrow, Augustus, Pea eye, Jake, Deets, Newt, Claire, Lori Darling, and the rest of the cast.

Who would you cast in a Remade movie with the choice of today’s actors.

I just finished reading Lonesome Dove and I’m starting to watch the series. I’m only on episode 1 but the 2 characters that seem different than I imagined are Deets and Newt. What are you thoughts?

I just finished reading (well, listening to) Lonesome Dove, and wow, it was incredible. That said, it burned me out. The gut-wrenching deaths -- >!particularly Janie's -- that one was incredibly depressing!< -- had me thinking about the book long after I put it down for the day. I'm not in the mood to get that into another dramatic book at the moment -- it's too draining!

I’ve read the first 3 and am halfway through Streets of Laredo. This might be stupid, but why is everyone always giving Newt horses in lonesome dove. 3 separate people gift newt a horse in the book. Is it just because he’s a likable young man?

I went onto the Amazon app, and saw that the ebook version of Comanche Moon is $1.99! I hope this helps someone else that wanted to pick it up

Brilliant writing. I especially enjoyed Roscoe's lamentation on the long and unlikely chain of events that led to him having to go to Texas to find July, from Jake's choice of weapons and everything else right down the line.

Apart from Dan Suggs and Blue Duck (and his gang) - they’re straight up evil sadists; we don’t even really see them as people in the book. They’re practically forces of darkness. I’m talking about characters who we get to know and who have interiority.

My money’s on Elmira. She wrecks so many lives (directly and indirectly) simping for Dee freakin’ Boot (what’s he got that she wants so bad?) and looking out for her own wants.

No spoilers: mainly because I don’t know how to hide them. Also, don’t go spoiling the milk for me as I have had to take an indefinite hiatus from the book, which will probably resume tonight per my usual habits.

Anyways, I’m in the middle of reading Lonesome Dove. This has to be one of my favorite books. And I’ve got beef, not cow herd beef but regular ol’ ground beef, which is what I currently want to do with chapter 58. Im gonna skin it from memory and pretend it didn’t happen. Chapter 58 you are in my burn book!!!! I can list 10 things I hate about you before I blink an eye.

If you know, you know 😡🤬💔❤️‍🩹. I had to take a break to mend my emotions. I don’t think I’ll be okay. I want to grab a really big rock and throw it at this book. I’m getting mad just thinking about it. I dreamed about the event. Who does that? Heartbroken folks do. I woke up forlorn, bereft, dare I say lonesome? I’ve never been so upset about tragic things in a book the way I have this one.

Don’t tell me this will be a Game of Thrones situation because my heart cannot be trampled by a stampede.

Love the books, could read them forever. The miniseries is pretty tough though. Special effects are hilariously bad, and the Native Americans are definitely not Native Americans. The casting is generally not great - I expected Jake to be way smoother - but I do like Tommy Lee Jones and and Robert Duvall. What do you all think of a remake? Who would be good as Call and Gus?

I am currently reading through the Lonesome Dove series and trying to plan on reading more from Larry McMurtry. I have seen collected editions of both the Berrybender Narratoves and the Thalia trilogy and was curious if anyone had read these versions.

With the BB collection specifically, the page count is a little over 900 but I’m seeing four books on the series at around 300+ pages so I’m guessing it is not a complete collection?

Both of these seem like good values as opposed to buying each book individually but I wouldn’t typically by a series in this format and want to hear opinions from anyone that has experience with these two. Thanks!

...The Woman...they say he missed that whore.

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Brilliant...I absolutely fell in love with this book and it's characters. I was curious how it would end since so many lose ends were out there...but that's exactly the point. Life doesn't give you those chances to finalize or fix...it just keeps on going. I will read this book a few more times in my life. It sticks with you!

Hi, all I´ve got quite a weird question. Im spanish and so therefore i read literature in my language. I´m fluent in english to the point where most other media I consume is in english (be it series, videogames...). The only other american novel I´ve read is On The Road by Jack kerouac, and his style of writing doesn´t really translate to spanish, to the point where i had to put down the book. I’m afraid that maybe McMurtry’s style doesnt really carry over translation and that I’d be missing nuances and subtext. Does lonesome dove heavily rely on american argot or style that wouldn´t translate well?

She was just recently interviewed for a documentary about his life. They mostly asked her questions about what it was like growing up in the town. Naturally she’s really feeling herself and is in her geriatric pop star era ✨. I gather they are still working on it from my weekly check ins with her. When it’s finished, I’ll alert the sub for anyone who is interested.

I do have a lot of thoughts - Call and July being INCREDIBLY frustrating and insufferable, Lorena’s inexplicable decision to stay away from the herd and wait for Jake despite the known danger…I felt bad for her but she invited so much of her trouble I was pretty annoyed after a while. After Gus rescues her she just becomes so attached to him, and I felt like the book was trying to paint it as love when it was simply a trauma bond, her being grateful for being rescued from the horrors she went through. I sympathized with all her pain, anger and silence though. I too would not talk to another man again if I went through the same.

I was also SO SO angry at the captain for never giving Newt his name…such ridiculous behavior from a middle aged man. I really liked Newt’s character development though, he grew on me a lot.

I think I’ll go ahead and read the sequel too, since I enjoyed this so much!

Okay--July and Joe rescue Roscoe and Janey from the bandits and he takes them to Fort Worth. They are heading back to Fort Smith. Gus finds them when he's chasing after Blue Duck/Lorena near the Canadian River. Blue Duck kills everyone in July's party.

My question: When you read this for the first time, did this seem plausible to you? Some Army guys told Roscoe that there was a pretty clear trail between Fort Smith and Fort Worth (I think). I didn't understand why July's party was so far off the beaten path or why the bandit encampment would be so close to a high-traffic area.

I'm not looking to poke holes in such an excellent book--I'm just wondering if there was a passage I missed that explained why July went north/northwest from Fort Worth.

Thank you!

Based on all the amazing reviews on this book, I'm pretty sure I'm going to go for it, but still wanted to ask... is it a gripping story that keeps you on your toes wondering what is going to happen next? Or is it more known for its beautiful prose and writing style?

I worry that I may get bored with it since I am relatively new to reading and usually read mystery thriller type books as opposed to literary classics that may have a more subtle genius but less of a captivating plot.

Loved my ride into and away from work for the past 3 weeks.

I'm reading the book, then watching the series up until where I've read and then going back to reading, etc

I'd read this book as a kid and apparently have forgotten every bit of it aside from Gus being talkative and saying "I guess" a lot. Its so great to rediscover this story...Tommy Lee Jones is great as Call, although a little too jovial, IMO but Duvall nails it 100%. I'm guessing a character that's true to Woodrow Call's nature doesn't translate that well to screen so they lightened him up some, but man you have to love Gus. But as much as I enjoy the series, it is a little dated...the sound design, the soundtrack, the camera work...it screams 80's and it'd be amazing to see a new series created for a new generation of viewers/readers.

What do you think?

How hard would it be to write a pilot for a show based on the three prequels to Lonesome Dove? Anybody have any idea how hard something like that would be to get produced?

“Fictions—in my case, novels only, to the tune of about thirty-starts in tactile motion; pecking out a few sentences on a typewriter; sentences that might encourage me and perhaps a few potential readers to press on.”

Where is says “starts”, it should surely say “start”?

Has this been picked up on before?

I'm finishing up the book and was thinking of starting the show. It's on peacock. Am I about to be very disappointed? I'm usually disappointed in movie/show adaptations. Killers of the flower moon and boys in the boat were let downs. Dune is just off. Shogun is coming out in March and I'm apprehensive cause that's one of my favorites.

Is the lonesome dove show good? I was gonna try to watch it with my wife, who has not read the book, but I don't want to have to spend the entire time explaining stuff.

Anyway, worth it? Or skip it?

First I will say that I feel a group of 4 works should be called a quadrology, but no one asked me...

Anyway, I read Lonesome Dove for the first time a couple years ago (and posted in this sub about it) loved it so much I went out and read the others. I enjoyed them all, to varying degrees, it was great to get more adventures of these characters I loved so much.

I just wish I knew before I read LD that there were 4 books, and read them in Chronological order. The way I did was LD, then SoL, then DMW then CM. But it would have been so much more epic to read them in order, to see Gus and Call go from young, 18-year old rangers to Call's final end as a cripple living with Pea and Lorie

I'm reading lonesome dove for the first time and I have a few questions.

On page 243 they mention Jenny, Elvira knows her from her time in Abilene. Jenny dies when she had a miscarriage on the stairs but on page 535 There is another girl in Dodge called Jennie who is Elvira's best friend. Are they the same person am I missing something ? I find it odd to name 2 characters the same name just spelled differently.

And on page 425 they talk about Webster Witter and that Cal and Gus hanged him but on page 538 he is sitting in the same bar as Jennie and July Johnson. Is this just a mistake ?

I did not read much further so please no spoilers.

Thank you