Hit all the right buttons for all the right western tropes has a little of everything really violence rape humor cowboys Indians adventure western genre peaked here

>>25399129
Is it actually good and respectable historical novel (like Egyptian Sinuhe) or is it just fun adventure novel (like Shogun for example)? Or rather: which of these three is it closes to - Blood Meridian, Red Dead Redemption, Vinnetou.

>>25400105
It's a fun historical novel on the border between popular and literary. It's almost exactly the male equivalent of Gone With The Wind.

>>25400134
Thanks for reminding me of that one, planned to read it too.

>>25400105
Are you talking about the ancient myth or the novel by a Finn?

>>25400184
The post is about historical novels, so what do you think, am I talking about perhaps the most famous historical novel by one of the most celebrated writers of historical novels Mika Waltari ("a finn" as you say - kys) or the ancient egyptian fake autobiography it's based on?
I know americans were deemed too stupid for the book so they only got abridged version for dummies but come on.

FWIW my ex asked to read it and really liked it. She barely read anything except cookbooks.

>>25399129
Genuine kino

>>25400105
Is "Shogun" a good follow-up book to deal with the kino hangover from "Lonesome Dove"?

>>25401825
yes, Shogun is also kino. Lonesome Dove is one of my favorite books I've ever read

>>25401825
Shogun is fun adventure, I would compare it to Indiana Jones. It's not historically accurate or historically authentic at all. Not even culturally accurate but the fetishistic caricature-esque japanese culture in the book makes it fun.
The show sucks.

McMurtry was best know for his novels about modern-day Texas (Hud, The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment) and wanted his follow Texas writers to do the same. -- They didn't so he decided to write the definitive Western to put a stop to it. (Then, of course, he started writing sequels, so there's that.)

I bought this book to read to my 95yo Texan grandfather. He passed before I could read it to him. Now it's on my list.

>>25402388
McMurtry seemed like a chore of a person to know IRL despite his books being good

Just finished it, good times. How do you guys feel about the rest of the series, should continue on?

>>25402638
piggy backing off this anon, is this the first in the series? also interested to know if it stands alone or if the whole series is required reading

>>25402794
Dead Man's Walk and Comanche Moon are prequels. Streets of Laredo is the only sequel.

>>25402992
are they good

>>25403405
Streets of Laredo is Larey's favorite for some reason. The brutality gets upped.
Lonesome Dove has such a palpable sense of danger you feel like these characters can be genuinely wiped out at a moment's notice. Laredo continues that and delivers.
The other two are fun if you like the old characters and want to see them in their prime

>>25403481
i think i would like that anon, thanks

>>25402064
>>25402069
Good to know. Thanks, anon. I'm actually starting LD soon and wanted something to have lined up when I'm done. LD is one of the few books that is widely considered great. I'm excited.

>>25403481
should i read the series chronologicaly or by publishing date?

>>25403915
Published date is recommended

>>25403915
Publishing date. Lonesome Dove is really the fulcrum of all 4 stories

So I just finished Lonesome Dove
I wanted to savor it for a bit and not rush into the rest of the series, so I started reading his other book The Last Picture Show and I'm halfway through and not sure how I feel. Tell me what I'm supposed to be thinking anons