Did you read the book Lonesome Dove?
The movie followed the book much more closely than usually happens.
Did you like it? Why?
Did you like it? Why?
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firefall · 61-69, M
The book was really well written, with vivid likeable characters, that it proceeded to then do horrible things to and kill.
Kinda like reading a Stephen King horror, but without even a happy ending.
Did I like it? ... it doesn't really seem to want to be liked, but I dont regret reading it (or watching the excellent miniseries)
Kinda like reading a Stephen King horror, but without even a happy ending.
Did I like it? ... it doesn't really seem to want to be liked, but I dont regret reading it (or watching the excellent miniseries)
Mamapolo2016 · F
@firefall I was in Texas some years back and went to McMurty's bookstore.
There was a note from him posted on the wall. I no longer remember the exact wording, but the gist was that no signed books of his were sold in his store. 'If you require the talisman of a signature, there are signed books available at....(some store across town, owned by a friend of his).
It was a grumpy note and made me like him.
As for killing off all the characters he made us love-
He does say in the book 'life is cheap up here along the Canadian'
The message I've taken from more than one of his books is -life, you can live it or you can make it last.
There was a note from him posted on the wall. I no longer remember the exact wording, but the gist was that no signed books of his were sold in his store. 'If you require the talisman of a signature, there are signed books available at....(some store across town, owned by a friend of his).
It was a grumpy note and made me like him.
As for killing off all the characters he made us love-
He does say in the book 'life is cheap up here along the Canadian'
The message I've taken from more than one of his books is -life, you can live it or you can make it last.
firefall · 61-69, M
@Mamapolo2016 Fair enough, and he's not wrong, but for fiction, I like happy endings. Enough unhappy endings in my life already
Mamapolo2016 · F