My father always said he loved this book. I didn’t get to it till later in life after he was gone. Ah! The conversations we could have had! You are correct Mr. Vaughan this book is about the choices we make and how they define our lives, it transcends the western and any other genre. I’m glad you loved it!
Knew you would love it. I keep trying to get a good friend to read it & she just can’t get past that it’s a western. It doesn’t matter how you want to classify it, it’s a wonderful novel.
Me too!! I couldn’t begin to count how many times I have watched that since it originally came out and I still quote lines from it all the time & I’ve read the book twice!
You did a very good review of this book. You didn't spoil it at all. I love this book and this was a good review of this book. I agree this should be on your must read list. Thank you for coming up with this tag.
I just finished this book. It is a tremendous experience. Great characters, great writing. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. Right now I'm mentally comparing this to the book of Exodus from the Bible. A perilous journey. The characters evolve, they grow and shrink in different ways. It's every bit a classic.
I love this book and I laughed out loud at the cast you rounded up for it. I've read the other three books in the series and liked them all, especially Streets of Laredo. But LD is special. There is nothing like the friendship between Gus and Call, and the dialogues throughout the book.
I've heard so much great stuff about this book for years but have never gotten around to it. I'm a big fan of Western films, but other than Joe R. Lansdale, am criminally under-versed in Westerns as a literary genre. Your review convinces me that this belongs near the top of my TBR pile.
It was fun hearing you talk about one of my all-time favorite books here. I think, even though it's not a hotel, it deserves a "Best Western" award. :)
"Lonesome Dove" is one of my dad's favorite books. Maybe his all-time favorite book, and we've had many discussions about it over the years. It's very character driven which is typically unusual for an 800 page book, but virtually all the tragedies in the book could've been avoided if the characters had turned left instead of right when they came to a fork in the road. I do think the book should've been split in half, with the July Johnson story being one book, and the Call/McCrae another (as was originally intended), but it fits the theme of the story. "Lonesome Dove" was intentionally to not romanticize the old west, and many of the characters are based off real people or real events. If someone wants to know what the Old West was like, reading this book is probably the best way to find out. It's gritty, dark, and disturbing at times, but it's also very true to life. And trust me when I tell you, if you go back and read the story, you'll catch a lot of little nuances you previously missed. I truly believe that "Lonesome Dove" has had a major influence on the "grim dark" genre, and when you think about it, writing-wise, there's not a whole lot of differences between life in the old west and in medieval Europe.
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Yep, "Lonesome Dove" is basically a happy accident. Michael McMurtry was more of a screen writer than author since it's his work in Hollywood that paid the bills. "Lovesome Dove" was originally a screen play about July Johnson and company, but when that fell through he combined it with the Call/McCrae book that he was writing. Just goes to show that there's always a silver lining. The screen play failed but was a major success as a book (as far as westerns go anyway), and went on to become the most watched western DVD of all time. Kinda inspiring if you ask me. God bless, and have a wonderful day.
The Great American Novel, about the late-19th Century "westward" expansion, with a dash of Wizard of Oz, The Iliad, and On the Road. The middle in the American Trilogy, between The Last of the Mohicans, and The Grapes of Wrath, novels that capture the transformation of the continent. McMurtry is a master of nuance and detail, capturing Gus and Call as the characters driving the storyline from south Texas to Montana and back, twin sons of very different mothers. An incredible saga.
I don't know if Lonesome Dove the best Western, but it is definitely one of the best. Blood Meridian is probably a more impressive literary feat but you need a strong stomach to read it. The Searchers by Alan Le May is also a contender. So is The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton.
I was thinking the same thing about Blood Meridian. I think Blood Meridian may be technically better, but I enjoyed the experience of Lonesome Dove more.
The Searchers is probably my favorite Western novel as well as being one of my favorite Western movies. It would be the top of this trio for me but these three are probably the best Westerns
If you look at awards for Lonesome Dove, they go down the page, but they are mostly entertainment industry awards for the miniseries. Lost in the crowd, you will find the Pulitzer for the book itself. Dove is probably the last bureau of a western being taken seriously!
Stupid autocorrect!. Bureau is not hurrah. Also, Dove won the Spur award. Also, if you search book awards for Dove, you will find a short piece on how 'so what' Texas was On McMurtry winning the Pulitzer.
Just finished this, thanks to your review. Loved it! I, too, held off reading it out of sheer skepticism of the acclaim. How could it match L'Amour's best, or even Zane Grey in all his formulaic yet dependable glory? Hoo boy was I ever wrong. This one will stick with me forever. Thank you for inspiring me to take the McMurtry plunge. Randomly I noticed Lonesome Dove trending on Twitter yesterday. It turns out Republicans in TX want to ban it because of its depiction of prostitution. You couldn't make this book hysteria shit up in a million years. Unless you're Ray Bradbury, i guess. Anyways great review. Glad you mentioned the heavy butterfly effect of each characters' momentary choices in this book. I think the emphasis on that really elevated this story into existential realms. Anyways, late to this but knew I wanted to thank you for another great book tip.
When you got to Newt, I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. Best video yet! I loved reading this book this year and want to read it again next JOTR
Fun fact. Lonesome Dove and Blood Meridian were both released in 1985. Lonesome Dove won the Pulitzer and is generally regarded as the greatest Western ever written. Blood Meridian, on the other hand, was almost immediately (and completely) forgotten about for around 15 years, before also being recognized as a masterpiece.
I'm in my 60s but somehow I only saw the mini series of Lonesome Dove about a year ago. It was so damn good I had to get the novel which was just excellent.
I remember my folks reading this book with the preferred cover. I never read it or watched the tv adaptation. I took a look at the drugstore paperback shelf today for the first time in months. Along with books that are mostly material being used for movies/streaming shows, romance, and young adult. I noticed a shelf of western stuff all seemed to be by same author. I didn't realize there seems to be a modern Louis L'amour since I am not a western reader.
I'm currently reading streets of laredo after having read the other three and thr prequels are definitely worth it. You get a ton of background and the books themselves are mostly well written.
No, you didn’t 🤣! Olly is not Jake, Steve as Newt! You’re off the rails 😆 July Johnson was my favorite character. Perfect pic for Lorena. I loved that story of Roscoe. I’ve just started Streets of Laredo, it’s the last book I need to read in the series 💔
I have seen parts of the miniseries. It is good but as in all stories, the book is better. Several of my male cousins say this is the best book ever and watch the miniseries just like I watch Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries. I think I would like to get the audio book and listen to it. That seems to make a long book like this move right along. Did they make a movie about the sequels? I think they did but the actors were recast.
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My father always said he loved this book. I didn’t get to it till later in life after he was gone. Ah! The conversations we could have had! You are correct Mr. Vaughan this book is about the choices we make and how they define our lives, it transcends the western and any other genre. I’m glad you loved it!
Finally read this for June on the Range. One of the greatest novels ever written. Should be read by everyone, not just fans of the Western genre.
Yay, you finished the wonderful Lonesome Dove! I am so happy you loved it.👍
I did love it! I tried not to but I did.
Knew you would love it.
I keep trying to get a good friend to read it & she just can’t get past that it’s a western. It doesn’t matter how you want to classify it, it’s a wonderful novel.
It really is! I miss reading that book.
😂😂 this was a great review already, but even better with the libellous commentary on the characters of various booktubers
Positively libelous, indeed! Thanks.
My dad can literally quote every single line of dialogue from the Lonesome Dove miniseries. 😂😂😂
Ha! That’s awesome.
Me too!! I couldn’t begin to count how many times I have watched that since it originally came out and I still quote lines from it all the time & I’ve read the book twice!
You did a very good review of this book. You didn't spoil it at all. I love this book and this was a good review of this book. I agree this should be on your must read list. Thank you for coming up with this tag.
I just finished this book. It is a tremendous experience. Great characters, great writing. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. Right now I'm mentally comparing this to the book of Exodus from the Bible. A perilous journey. The characters evolve, they grow and shrink in different ways. It's every bit a classic.
Hilarious character photos! Lorena is a bit of a "dog" though. Well done Michael. I knew you'd love the book.😉🐎🐎🐎🐮🐮🐮
It's a dern good book
I love this book and I laughed out loud at the cast you rounded up for it.
I've read the other three books in the series and liked them all, especially Streets of Laredo. But LD is special. There is nothing like the friendship between Gus and Call, and the dialogues throughout the book.
Great book review! I don’t think I’ve ever considered reading Lonesome Dove before, but now it’s definitely on my TBR!
It’s well worth your time.
It really is an amazing book and truly the best Western ever written. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I loved it. I really tried not to, but I did!
I've heard so much great stuff about this book for years but have never gotten around to it. I'm a big fan of Western films, but other than Joe R. Lansdale, am criminally under-versed in Westerns as a literary genre. Your review convinces me that this belongs near the top of my TBR pile.
This one definitely deserves to be in your TBR.
It was fun hearing you talk about one of my all-time favorite books here. I think, even though it's not a hotel, it deserves a "Best Western" award. :)
Ha! Yes, definitely.
Really fun video and Lonesome Dove sounds like a great read!
Oh man, I should have put this one in your package! Next time.
"Lonesome Dove" is one of my dad's favorite books. Maybe his all-time favorite book, and we've had many discussions about it over the years. It's very character driven which is typically unusual for an 800 page book, but virtually all the tragedies in the book could've been avoided if the characters had turned left instead of right when they came to a fork in the road. I do think the book should've been split in half, with the July Johnson story being one book, and the Call/McCrae another (as was originally intended), but it fits the theme of the story.
"Lonesome Dove" was intentionally to not romanticize the old west, and many of the characters are based off real people or real events. If someone wants to know what the Old West was like, reading this book is probably the best way to find out. It's gritty, dark, and disturbing at times, but it's also very true to life. And trust me when I tell you, if you go back and read the story, you'll catch a lot of little nuances you previously missed. I truly believe that "Lonesome Dove" has had a major influence on the "grim dark" genre, and when you think about it, writing-wise, there's not a whole lot of differences between life in the old west and in medieval Europe.
I didn’t know the original intention was to split those stories. Interesting.
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Yep, "Lonesome Dove" is basically a happy accident. Michael McMurtry was more of a screen writer than author since it's his work in Hollywood that paid the bills. "Lovesome Dove" was originally a screen play about July Johnson and company, but when that fell through he combined it with the Call/McCrae book that he was writing. Just goes to show that there's always a silver lining. The screen play failed but was a major success as a book (as far as westerns go anyway), and went on to become the most watched western DVD of all time. Kinda inspiring if you ask me. God bless, and have a wonderful day.
The Great American Novel, about the late-19th Century "westward" expansion, with a dash of Wizard of Oz, The Iliad, and On the Road. The middle in the American Trilogy, between The Last of the Mohicans, and The Grapes of Wrath, novels that capture the transformation of the continent. McMurtry is a master of nuance and detail, capturing Gus and Call as the characters driving the storyline from south Texas to Montana and back, twin sons of very different mothers.
An incredible saga.
I don't know if Lonesome Dove the best Western, but it is definitely one of the best. Blood Meridian is probably a more impressive literary feat but you need a strong stomach to read it. The Searchers by Alan Le May is also a contender. So is The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton.
I was thinking the same thing about Blood Meridian. I think Blood Meridian may be technically better, but I enjoyed the experience of Lonesome Dove more.
The Searchers is probably my favorite Western novel as well as being one of my favorite Western movies. It would be the top of this trio for me but these three are probably the best Westerns
@@hannahk1714 I prefer Lonesome Dove. It's doesn't rely on gimmicks like the supernatural "Judge Holden".
If you look at awards for Lonesome Dove, they go down the page, but they are mostly entertainment industry awards for the miniseries. Lost in the crowd, you will find the Pulitzer for the book itself. Dove is probably the last bureau of a western being taken seriously!
Stupid autocorrect!. Bureau is not hurrah. Also, Dove won the Spur award. Also, if you search book awards for Dove, you will find a short piece on how 'so what' Texas was On McMurtry winning the Pulitzer.
Excellent production value! Great job.
Maybe I’ll get around to reading this one day.
Ha! Yes, this was one of my high end productions.
Very entertaining video -- glad you finally read (and loved) the book!
Thanks Troy. I already miss reading this book.
I'd be interested in hearing what you think of the miniseries.
I need to watch that.
Hahaha brilliant gosh darn it sounds like a rootin tootin read I must do it next JotR thanks for the nudge 😆
You bet!
Great outfit . Just recently discovered you , now reading Lonesome Dove thanks to you 😊
I bet you will enjoy it. Thanks for watching my dumb channel!
I can't wait to read it. Hey, I like the cover! LOL Love the pictures. Hilarious.
Ha! Thanks. There is a lot of tragedy in this book. You will love it!
Loved the book and then bought the DVD, which precisely follows the book.
I need to watch that.
Except the very end, unfortunately.
Just finished this, thanks to your review. Loved it! I, too, held off reading it out of sheer skepticism of the acclaim. How could it match L'Amour's best, or even Zane Grey in all his formulaic yet dependable glory? Hoo boy was I ever wrong. This one will stick with me forever. Thank you for inspiring me to take the McMurtry plunge. Randomly I noticed Lonesome Dove trending on Twitter yesterday. It turns out Republicans in TX want to ban it because of its depiction of prostitution. You couldn't make this book hysteria shit up in a million years. Unless you're Ray Bradbury, i guess. Anyways great review. Glad you mentioned the heavy butterfly effect of each characters' momentary choices in this book. I think the emphasis on that really elevated this story into existential realms. Anyways, late to this but knew I wanted to thank you for another great book tip.
👏🏼 Loved it! Yes! This is top 5 me for me.
I was very impressed by this one!
When you got to Newt, I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. Best video yet! I loved reading this book this year and want to read it again next JOTR
High praise! Thanks Trish!
Rhonda as Lorenena is perfect as well as Olly as the shifty guy.
Hey! I resemble that remark!
So shifty!
Fun fact. Lonesome Dove and Blood Meridian were both released in 1985. Lonesome Dove won the Pulitzer and is generally regarded as the greatest Western ever written. Blood Meridian, on the other hand, was almost immediately (and completely) forgotten about for around 15 years, before also being recognized as a masterpiece.
Blood Meridian does seem to be very highly regarded nowadays. I’m really going to have to read it.
Great review. LD is a masterpiece.
I'm in my 60s but somehow I only saw the mini series of Lonesome Dove about a year ago. It was so damn good I had to get the novel which was just excellent.
I’m surprised at myself that it took me so long to pick it up. So glad I finally did.
I remember my folks reading this book with the preferred cover. I never read it or watched the tv adaptation.
I took a look at the drugstore paperback shelf today for the first time in months. Along with books that are mostly material being used for movies/streaming shows, romance, and young adult. I noticed a shelf of western stuff all seemed to be by same author. I didn't realize there seems to be a modern Louis L'amour since I am not a western reader.
That was probably Johnstone. He’s no Louis Dearborn L'Amour!
I'm currently reading streets of laredo after having read the other three and thr prequels are definitely worth it. You get a ton of background and the books themselves are mostly well written.
I read Streets of Laredo it is very good not as good as Lonesome Dove but still a good book. I'm surprised there is more in this story.
I've always heard good things, but you'v'ed convinced me to read it if I get the chance.
Yes! Then you can write the stage play.
Everyone keeps praising this book. I'll have to read it at some point and now I have the character visualizations to help me out.
Yes! All completely accurate depictions!
Does Jake always complain about hot weather ? 🤣 I will have to try this for next years JotR. Very enjoyable review.
Thanks! Jake complains a lot!
Gus and Call = best duo of all time
Yes!
No, you didn’t 🤣! Olly is not Jake, Steve as Newt! You’re off the rails 😆 July Johnson was my favorite character. Perfect pic for Lorena. I loved that story of Roscoe. I’ve just started Streets of Laredo, it’s the last book I need to read in the series 💔
I pictured Olly as Jake through the whole book!
☠️☠️☠️ I’m going to read this for the next JOTR - but now all the characters will simply have to be this featured cast of characters. 😂🤣 - 📚MJ
Especially grumpy Call!
I wish they would start turning classic books into manga versions 😂😂
God I’m a nerd.
Read streets of Laredo
The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie is right up there with Lonesome Dove.
I should finally read that. I do have a copy.
I have seen parts of the miniseries. It is good but as in all stories, the book is better. Several of my male cousins say this is the best book ever and watch the miniseries just like I watch Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries. I think I would like to get the audio book and listen to it. That seems to make a long book like this move right along. Did they make a movie about the sequels? I think they did but the actors were recast.
Yeah, I think you are right about the sequels. I still haven’t watched the first one yet.
Yeah, the sequel and prequels are nowhere near as good. They're not terrible either, but when you follow an absolute masterpiece....
Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. I’ll definitely read them though.
Those character photos are horrible. Great video nonetheless.