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Still not caught up on my reviews, but I’m working on it.

Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

July 16, 2023 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

I’m doing terribly at keeping up with my reviews this year, so I’m going to do a review dump. Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry (4.5/5) (Spoilers abound.) Lonesome Dove was a revelatory experience for me. It was that rare experience that I knew to appreciate while I was reading it. Rather than devouring the book and then mourning it’s end, I was able to savor the novel and drag it out a little bit. I was still a little skeptical about reading the follow-up, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Western Tagged With: J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry McMurtry, streets of laredo, the hobbit

ingres77's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Western · Tags: J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry McMurtry, streets of laredo, the hobbit ·
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You take too many train trips.

Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry

October 23, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I was wary of this one going in. When I finished reading Lonesome Dove a few years back, and was floored by it, I picked up the other books in the series. I started not with this immediate sequel, but with Dead Man’s Walk and Comanche Moon, both of which I found rather disappointing. There’s something almost oafish and parodic about those books. So this one lingered in my consciousness for a long time. I have to say, this is a very very good book, and more so, a really […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Larry McMurtry, streets of laredo

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:579 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Larry McMurtry, streets of laredo ·
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