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Mr Larry Underwood

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There's a story by King called " I know what you need", that I remember having read 3 years ago. For some reason, it keeps popping into my mind every so often. The image of the guy holding the ice cream cone with a grin never leaves. That's how powerful his SS are!

PS: I am completely out of ideas on what book to lend next. I wanted something totallly different from king, but with the same poignance and enterainment.
 

skimom2

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There's a story by King called " I know what you need", that I remember having read 3 years ago. For some reason, it keeps popping into my mind every so often. The image of the guy holding the ice cream cone with a grin never leaves. That's how powerful his SS are!

PS: I am completely out of ideas on what book to lend next. I wanted something totallly different from king, but with the same poignance and enterainment.

Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Trust me: if you like Mr. King, you'll love this book. I don't even particularly like westerns, and it's in my top 5 books ever. Not all of McMurtry's books are this good (particularly his later books), but Lonesome Dove is just about perfect. Same attention to dialogue and characterization as Mr. King, similar level of humor and pathos… Now I want to read it again (lol).
 

Kurben

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Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Trust me: if you like Mr. King, you'll love this book. I don't even particularly like westerns, and it's in my top 5 books ever. Not all of McMurtry's books are this good (particularly his later books), but Lonesome Dove is just about perfect. Same attention to dialogue and characterization as Mr. King, similar level of humor and pathos… Now I want to read it again (lol).
Is that the one they made an western miniseries on? It was callad lonesome dove and was really good. Didn't know who had written the book.
 

skimom2

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Is that the one they made an western miniseries on? It was callad lonesome dove and was really good. Didn't know who had written the book.
Yep. The miniseries was pretty good, but the book… oh my gosh. So, so good. There were actually 4 written about the characters of Gus and Call: Dead Man's Walk (when they were young Texas Rangers), Comanche Moon (Older Rangers, Immediately post Civil War), Lonesome Dove (old, retired Rangers), and Streets of Laredo (Just Call in this one, after Gus' exit). DMW and SoL were just okay, Comanche Moon was pretty good, and Lonesome Dove was a standout.
 

kingricefan

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Yep. The miniseries was pretty good, but the book… oh my gosh. So, so good. There were actually 4 written about the characters of Gus and Call: Dead Man's Walk (when they were young Texas Rangers), Comanche Moon (Older Rangers, Immediately post Civil War), Lonesome Dove (old, retired Rangers), and Streets of Laredo (Just Call in this one, after Gus' exit). DMW and SoL were just okay, Comanche Moon was pretty good, and Lonesome Dove was a standout.
Lonesome Dove was also a mini-series.
 

Kurben

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Yep. The miniseries was pretty good, but the book… oh my gosh. So, so good. There were actually 4 written about the characters of Gus and Call: Dead Man's Walk (when they were young Texas Rangers), Comanche Moon (Older Rangers, Immediately post Civil War), Lonesome Dove (old, retired Rangers), and Streets of Laredo (Just Call in this one, after Gus' exit). DMW and SoL were just okay, Comanche Moon was pretty good, and Lonesome Dove was a standout.
Interesting. I'll see if i can pick it up somewhere. Saw the dead wans walk miniseries too but that wasn't as good. Keep an eye out for Comanche moon too. Sounds interesting.
 

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It was a terrific read, as usual. A little short but, there was plenty there to like.
Anything in particular strikes you as unusual about it?
Nothing unusual per se, but I was really upset that he left his readers hanging until the next book! I understand there are 5 more books to come, I just hope he doesn't lollygag about, I have limited time!! I'm glad you liked River . :okay:
 

skimom2

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Thank you for the recommendation. I finished the re read of the stand two weeks ago, and I'm still n ot ready to another a thousand oage epic. But thanks skimom2!
No problem :) It feels like a much shorter book,though, just saying. The pages fly by. It's been a few years since I last read it, and I made myself want a re-read, but I don't dare; I'm working on a manuscript set in the same era and I don't want to risk unintentional plagiarism--LOLOL.
 

Mr Larry Underwood

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No problem :) It feels like a much shorter book,though, just saying. The pages fly by. It's been a few years since I last read it, and I made myself want a re-read, but I don't dare; I'm working on a manuscript set in the same era and I don't want to risk unintentional plagiarism--LOLOL.

Curiously, I'm also writing something. I'm about 20 000 words into it. I still don't know if I can milk it to be a novel, but I've fell in love with the story.

It's about a guy who accidentally has to take the blame for his 17 yr old son's psychopathic behavior. And I didn't even plan it. All I wrote in the word processor was this:

On the night I was arrested for a crime I didn't commit, my son got stuck to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Not that I wanted him to end up like that. I mean, I was never fond of his actions.
 

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Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Trust me: if you like Mr. King, you'll love this book. I don't even particularly like westerns, and it's in my top 5 books ever. Not all of McMurtry's books are this good (particularly his later books), but Lonesome Dove is just about perfect. Same attention to dialogue and characterization as Mr. King, similar level of humor and pathos… Now I want to read it again (lol).
I love his The Last Picture Show. Great movie too. Heartbreaking performance by Chloris Leachman, of all people.
 
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