Lonesome Dove (Spoiler Free Review)

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@ashleyholbird4287 Жыл бұрын

The first couple hundred pages of this book are slow...but the character work is so good I didn't even care. More authors need to take note of McMurtrys character work. It's masterclass stuff.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah fully agreed.

@Adrizzle Жыл бұрын

Read this a few months back during the summer, it was such an incredible story! These characters go through so many highs and lows along their journey and we as the reader feel every emotion along the way. I can see why so many high tier authors quote this as one of their favorite books as there is so much that can be learned from this masterpiece.

@JLchevz Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're doing reviews for incredible books that aren't just fantasy but fiction in general because everything that makes some fantasy books great can be found in other types of books as well. I'll give this a go for sure.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jorge!

@ScottnCarol4JC Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard so many great things about this book including you and Mike’s Book Reviews, so I’m definitely going to need to read it soon.

@Wouter_K Жыл бұрын

Starting today! Thanks for the warmup!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, I hope you enjoy it!

@claydanicholas5829 10 ай бұрын

what did you think...

@ahill6858 Жыл бұрын

I watched an interview where Joe Abercrombie said Lonesome Dove was one of his favorite books. I can see the influence it has on him. The switching to different POVs to get everyone's own perspective on what is going on and the grim outlook on life. For the life of me, I can't find the interview, but when I do, I'll post it on your discord.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Apparently he posted a reddit AMA yesterday where he recommended this book.

@andrewf7732 Жыл бұрын

This is my mom's favorite book of all time and I haven't prioritized it because I don't really like westerns. However, when a book is praised this much, I feel compelled to add it to my 2023 TBR. Not sure what month I'll get to it, but sometime before the end of the year. Thanks for the nice review.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Hope you love it when you get around to it!

@asymptoticspatula Жыл бұрын

Awesome! It’s on my TBR. My mom and my brother both love it.

@stever8147 Жыл бұрын

Well.....this just raced up my TBR!!! Great review as always 👏. I've done a few Westerns this year (mainly Louis L'Amour) and loving the genre. So, even though it's a chunker, I don't think I can call myself a Western lover until I've read Lonesome Dove!!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah you are going to absolutely LOVE this book.

@andrewp319 3 ай бұрын

Stellar review. I can't get this book out of my head for months after finishing it. I can see so many of the characters in the people I love.

@sueblack5794 12 күн бұрын

Yes Lonesome is about our expansion to the West and the violence that happened as a result.....but in the end, it is a book about a lifelong friendship and aging as its main themes. Think it is massively overlooked in the reviews. In the end, it is about friendship, reconciling & reflecting on the choices we have made in our youth, what we leave behind along the way (but still affects us) and we are never too old to have dreams & the desire for another adventure. A darn near perfect book.

@safinan8008 Жыл бұрын

Happy December reading to you!! Good video 🎥⚔️🎄❄️☃️

@Roondawg_Valhalla Жыл бұрын

U rock Matt! I’m so on board def reading this within next couple months!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I hope you love it!

@GhostofaSiren 20 күн бұрын

I'm 80% into it. I really love it. It's not my usual type of read, but it's so good! As a writer, myself, I'm definitely taking mental notes as I read it, especially how characters are killed off, etc. I am always interested in how a writer does that. Also, how the characters grow and eventually feel like real people you don't want to say goodbye too. I've teared up multiple times.

@williamgwynne Жыл бұрын

So glad that you loved Lonesome Dove. Ed absolutely loved it as well. It is very high on my tbr :)

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I'm so surprised you haven't read this yet, I bet you will absolutely love it!

@jamienelson3470 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm sold. I would never have thought of trying this one. Thanks!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@trickynumber7 Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is also on my TBR due to a Joe Abercrombie bookshelf tour video I saw him do. I'll get this one in before Malazan:)

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Hope you love it!

@cracky_wainwright Жыл бұрын

Good review. Thank you for your work. Another favorite Larry McMurtry book of mine is BOOKS: A MEMOIR from 2008. As you can predict, it's a book about the books that shaped McMurtry's writing and scholarship career.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I'll have to check it out!

@Paul_McSeol Жыл бұрын

Love this book so much. In my top 10. All I wanted as a teen reading this was to live and work on Clara’s farm. One of the first epic books where I truly cherished the characters. As a kid I thought I was more like Woodrow. As an adult I am totally a Gus but my wife is a Woodrow (or a Clara). So glad you enjoyed it!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I totally figured as a kid you thought you would be more like a Gus and slowly turned into a Call. Too funny.

@thechongwolla 4 ай бұрын

Louisa Brooks' farm is the one for me.

@shivaniUS Ай бұрын

Please continue reviewing books! Loved ur review without any spoilers 😍

@kathleenkemp1030 Жыл бұрын

I just finished this book a few minutes ago and all I can say is "wow".

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's so so so good!

@sueblack5794 12 күн бұрын

Maybe we all live like Gus but have the sensibilities of Woodrow. Best duo ever maybe.

@Limonada_RC Жыл бұрын

It's time to see the video, I was at the university when I got the notification

@RedFuryBooks Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review! This is a top priority for me next year.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Dude you are going to absolutely LOVE this book.

@DanExploresBooks Жыл бұрын

The thing about books like this is sort of also why I like the Faithful and the Fallen. When tragedy in books are handled masterfully , man are those rides worth it. Malice GOT me in some of the ways this and tons of books do. Finishing Harry Potter series with a 9 year old and she has had a couple of those moments that I think are handled well. Lonesome Dove has lasting impact.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah well stated!

@Zacon2mlg Жыл бұрын

I went through a really challenging breakup last year and I had seen the mini series in the past but someone told me it would put everything I knew about friendship and relationships in a new light. That being said everyone not getting what they want in love and the last line of the book absolutely broke me.

@okabeokuyasu2505 7 ай бұрын

This is a spoiler free video and you come here telling us about the last line of the book. I have to highligh your intelligence thanks

@Zacon2mlg 7 ай бұрын

@@okabeokuyasu2505 bro this book has been out for almost 40 years suck it up and read it its life changing

@TRICH10 6 ай бұрын

@@okabeokuyasu2505it’s kind of hard to spoil LONESOME DOVE. Even if you knew what happened before you started reading it, it would still be a great journey.

@akoyt748 2 ай бұрын

Great, great review, you hit the important points well. Best novel I've ever read, and best film (whether TV or movie) I've ever seen.

@thomasc9036 Жыл бұрын

On my top 5 fiction novels. Most likely, Brandon Sanderson got his Mistborn 2 Wax and Wayne from this book.

@ninjaabooy 6 ай бұрын

Definitely. Just started reading wax and Wayne and you can definitely see the inspiration

@TheAnarchitek 10 ай бұрын

Best "western" EVER! One of the truly great American novels.

@sueblack5794 12 күн бұрын

One of the best books ever written in any genre.

@dinocollins720 Жыл бұрын

I already love this book and have for a long time just because I know it takes place in large part in Wyoming and Montana and I grew up in Wyoming on the border with Montana. Small little town at the entrance of Yellowstone called Cody/Lovell!!!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah you will probably love this book then!

@jeremygunkel Жыл бұрын

After I finish Durfee's trilogy this book is next, cant wait!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Hope you love it!

@dinocollins720 Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video!!! Thank you!!!

@mikegowans1067 Жыл бұрын

I've read it a few times--------I'll always return to it every now and then..........True greatness--------A perfect novel really.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah I can tell that I will come back to this book every now and again.

@mr.1up932 Жыл бұрын

Another great author, if you're interested in westerns, is Louis L'Amour. He's fantastic. All his books are pretty short though

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah he's super famous in that genre. Never read any but I'll be sure to pick one up.

@thomasc9036 Жыл бұрын

Louis L'Amour is one of my favorite authors as well. In some ways, Western was "superhero" books without extreme superpowers.

@jddrafts Жыл бұрын

I love the Sackett series. Sadly he died before writing all the books in the series from what I understand. The series follows the members of a family from the colonial days to the 1880s.

@DrMetalpin Жыл бұрын

Like I said on one of your other videos, LD is my number one favorite. Shogun is my number 2.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I put Shogun on my TBR!

@akoyt748 2 ай бұрын

That has also been my exact #1 and #2 since I first read both in the 80s.

@mohamedshouman8551 Жыл бұрын

What is your favorite book across all genre? I didn't see it mentioned if this was second. Thanks for recommendations!!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

The Crippled God - Book 10/10 of Malazan: Book of the Fallen.

@lazerblu Жыл бұрын

The magic system seems a bit underwhelming?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah 0/5 for magic system. I should have noted that! lol

@michaelhunt-wf4xs Жыл бұрын

I just finished this book and it was SOOO GOOD!!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

So glad you loved it!

@friscoray2 11 ай бұрын

May I ask what is Lonesome Dove second to?

@Dwish305 Жыл бұрын

Within the first 15 seconds of this intro I bought the book, Brian Lee Durfee and Stephen King’s favorite book? Nuff said

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

LOL awesome!

@irishknight6893 Жыл бұрын

Also it is Joe Abercrombie all time fav book as well :) he has said it in a few KZfaq interviews:)

@just_joosh Жыл бұрын

Every book in the series is great! I read the prequels after this one, for the obvious reason, but really any order after this works.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@oliolion Жыл бұрын

Thanks for recommending this. Just read it and it rocked. One of the best books i've read in recent years. I don't like westerns, and I don't like omnicient narrators, so I'm not quite sure what's going on here.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah I feel you on that, no idea why I loved this as much as I did.

@bradguzman1931 Жыл бұрын

Hey matt of matts fantasy book reviews, nice review

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Thanks! But here it's more like Matt from Matt's Historical Fiction Book Reviews lol

@justindavis4029 Жыл бұрын

Annnnndddd on to the TBR this goes. I wish the Kindle Price wasn't $17 though!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's too bad! I'm sure there will be deals for it! Do they not have this one at your library that you can get for free on kindle?

@reaper2r Жыл бұрын

I basically only read fantasy and scifi but i’ve got this book locked and loaded and I can’t wait.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah even though it's not what you normally read, I bet you love it!

@KarateSnoopy Жыл бұрын

Have you watched the "1883" tv series? Its a spin off of Yellowstone TV series, I really enjoyed it. As you described this plot, it sounds like the plot of "1883" heavily borrows from Lonesome Dove. Amusingly searching for this, there's one opinion piece on the net that titled: Yellowstone’ prequel ‘1883’ might be the greatest TV Western since ‘Lonesome Dove’

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

No, I really don't watch much TV. Just reality shows with my wife.

@annakobuk3618 Жыл бұрын

I've heard a lot of good things about this book. Time to look for it. 📚

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@octavia458 4 ай бұрын

I had the same thought about Joe Abercrombie!

@truthjustice61 Жыл бұрын

Joe Abercrombie cites this book as one of his favorites as well. It is truly a masterpiece.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

And Stephen King!

@truthjustice61 Жыл бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews And Elmore Leonard. The man has good taste, it has to be said.

@markbradshaw6578 3 ай бұрын

You are really good. Keep it up.

@FacingTheChanges 9 ай бұрын

This book rekindled my passion for reading after I stopped reading at school/university, took me 2 and a half years to read since I never read at uni, and exclusively read on long journeys 🤣 it was so worth it though, and I finished the last 200 pages in the last couple of weeks. Now I need to know where to go from here… have I peaked too early 💀 any westerns you could recommend? Or other epic tales with great character development?

@thechongwolla 4 ай бұрын

Cormac McCarthy does a few Westerns and Southern? Books that fit the mood. The Border Trilogy is good and a classic Western lots of horses and eating beans and campfires. 2nd Book is my fav in the trilogy. I like Suttree (is very long and mostly 'slice of life' about a guy living by a river in Knoxville), Outer Dark is about an Appalachian woman trying to find [spoiler] (is my 2nd? favourite McCarthy book), Blood Meridian is a very dark Western his most literary and maybe his most famous book. I wouldn't read Blood Meridian as my first McCarthy book. Of his Westerny books I prefer Outer Dark and Border Trilogy to Blood Meridian anyhow IMHO.

@yelisieimurai Жыл бұрын

I wanna read that book! But I don’t like blade itself :) by the way great western book “blood meridian” McCarty, very dark and very cool book. Much darker than Abercrombie.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have that on my TBR!

@JohnDoe-xf9ly 2 ай бұрын

Just finished it this second This book was a hard 5 out of 5 stars for me Books that i loved blood song battle royale but lonesome dove for me is pure art

@angelaholmes8888 Жыл бұрын

I'm planning on reading this book soon

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yes! Enjoy!

@angelaholmes8888 Жыл бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews just finished reading it the book is good I will check out the adaptation

@jasonkonas Жыл бұрын

I planned on reading Memories of Ice next (half way through Deadhouse Gates. Yes, I am a slow reader), but now not sure. Memories of Ice vs Lonesome Dove?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Honestly I would keep reading through Malazan so you don't forget the things happening in that series.

@jasonkonas Жыл бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews Will do. Also, using your Deadhouse Gates companion. It's actually quite ridiculous the amount of stuff I am missing. What a pos reader I am. 🤦‍♂

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

@@jasonkonas I assure you I missed more!

@josephwilson-doan4163 Жыл бұрын

Great review brotha

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joseph!

@raswartz Жыл бұрын

A masterpiece. I read it years ago. My dad found it and made everyone in the family read it.

@raswartz Жыл бұрын

I'll never forget the classic opening line: "It is important, when eating a rattlesnake, to ensure that you bring blue pigs of sufficient size."

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Your dad was on to something!

@brunocurado6117 Жыл бұрын

Do i have to read the whole series or it works as a standalone? that book looks awesome

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Standalone for sure!

@petervandeweyer517 Жыл бұрын

This book is so amazing.

@jasonkonas Жыл бұрын

I guess that's why Durfee named his latest book and final book in his trilogy The Lonesome Crown.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah, definitely why!

@BelminHxC Жыл бұрын

Generally don’t like western stuff but I’ll read it. +tbr

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah me neither, but this is a must read!

@Themrjoliveira Жыл бұрын

I heard that True Grit is great as well . But bc it is a western , it’s not talked about much anymore.

@KayanKollyn Жыл бұрын

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@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I will add it to my TBR. Thanks!

@johntyson Жыл бұрын

My favorite book and my favorite tv miniseries.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm watching the miniseries now and absolutely loving it!

@briandurfee3336 Жыл бұрын

great review

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Thank you Brian - and thanks for unintentionally recommending this book to me!

@tia_lenay Жыл бұрын

Saw this and immediately went and picked it up. Like as speak I just got it lol

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Awesome, hope you love it!

@claydanicholas5829 10 ай бұрын

how did you like it

@claydanicholas5829 10 ай бұрын

guys the audio book is sensational... try it as your driving its just great

@reddawg19 Жыл бұрын

Dry bean needs to be a patreon tier.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

LOL

@Themrjoliveira Жыл бұрын

So what’s your fav book that you have ever read ?

@oletimer5853 2 ай бұрын

Based on true story of Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight … greatest story ever (besides Bible)

@phatmattcowboys 23 күн бұрын

I Love all things Lonsome Dove!

@chrisg733 7 ай бұрын

How accurate is the series? Does it do the book justice

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 7 ай бұрын

It's like the book word for word. It's amazing.

@tuffguy0134 Жыл бұрын

Lonesome Dove is my 2nd favorite book of all time also. An absolute masterpiece.

@zenstories 11 ай бұрын

What is the best?

@tuffguy0134 11 ай бұрын

@@zenstories My favorite book of all time is Dune. My favorite book series is Malazan Book of the Fallen.

@dinocollins720 Жыл бұрын

You need to stop reading these incredible books; it's killing me and giving me crazy FOMO haha

@adamaj74 Жыл бұрын

What is your #1 book?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

The Crippled God. Book 10/10 of Malazan: Book of the Fallen.

@moev29 Жыл бұрын

I hate westerns, Matt, but FINE. Adding it to my TBR. Feel like the whole planet has been recommending it lately.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

LOL, I think it's a book you might enjoy even if you hate Westerns.

@yellowcityflyfishing Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptJ2faqErdqxqJs.html If you have the time this is a short documentary about some of the real people these characters were based on. I’m curious now as to what is your favorite book of all time? I think Lonesome Dove is my current number 1 and I’m not sure it will ever be dethroned.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Wow I just got finished watching that link - that was wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing! My number 1 is The Crippled God: Book 10/10 of Malazan: Book of the Fallen.

@Desh727 Жыл бұрын

Wait so what's your favorite book of all time? Lolol

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

The Crippled God, by Steven Erikson.

@Desh727 Жыл бұрын

@Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews ahhh ok. I'm gonna start lonesome dove this week. I'm hyped to read it now

@jasonchamberlain4459 Жыл бұрын

I thought this was a spoiler free review? You told the whole fucking story

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Most certainly I did not. Have you read it?

@dianneeagle4686 Жыл бұрын

Great book - just finished it. Agree with the characters being very flawed with the exception of Newt. I read somewhere that McMurtry wanted to tell a story of toxic masculinity and that certainly came through.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Yes, that DEFINTIELY came through.