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When the Friday Night Lights Go Out

The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurty

May 31, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

But my God, how Larry McMurty can write. Lonesome Dove, while certainly problematic in spots, is such an excellent book. I think I had it as my best read of 2015 or 2016. It was so good, it made me never want to read another McMurty again. How could he possibly top it? Well he may not have topped it, per se, he certainly showed he’s an all around excellent writer, one whose catalog I need to tear through asap. In many ways, this is kind […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Larry McMurty, Texas, the last picture show

Jake's CBR13 Review No:77 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Larry McMurty, Texas, the last picture show ·
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“Is growin’ up always miserable?” Sonny asked. “Nobody seems to enjoy it much.” “Oh, it ain’t necessarily misearble,” Sam replied. “About eighty percent of the time, I guess.”

April 11, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Last Picture Show – 4/5 Stars In this novel, Sonny and Duane (along with their various and interchanging townsfolk) are in their small Texas town during their senior year of high school trying to figure out what their present is, and maybe what their future is. There’s no past to speak of. So the boys are stuck, playing sports, drinking and driving, whoring, trying to get married, and not doing their schoolwork (napping or otherwise in class). There’s nothing but questions in this book, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: horseman pass by, Larry McMurtry, leaving cheyenne, thalia, the last picture show

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:103 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: horseman pass by, Larry McMurtry, leaving cheyenne, thalia, the last picture show ·
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