In the long-awaited sequel to Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry spins an exhilarating tale of legend and heroism. Captain Woodrow Call, Augustus McCrae's old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal, young Mexican bandit. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker, a witless deputy, and one of the last members of the Hat Creek outfit, Pea Eye Parker, now married to Lorena -- once Gus McCrae's sweetheart. Their long chase leads them across the last wild stretches of the West into a hellhole known as Crow Town, and finally, into the vast, relentless plains of the Texas frontier.
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"Streets of Laredo is a splendid addition to the literary portrait of McMurtry's native Texas and the West that he has been creating for three decades. It's also one of his most affectingly melancholy books. . . . The characters are as finely etched as any McMurtry has ever minted."--Newsweek
"Gorgeous . . . violent, funny, achingly sad, filled with heroism and regret . . . If you can put Streets of Laredo down, I'll eat my ten-gallon hat."--Cosmopolitan
"A marvelous novel in its own right and in every way a worthy successor to Lonesome Dove."--Chicago Tribune
"One of McMurtry's most powerful and moving achievements."--Los Angeles Times
"Larry McMurtry remains a genius at dialogue. The scene where the seven whores start reminiscing about the first men in their lives in wonderful."--New York Times Book Review
"Larry McMurtry is a wonderful storyteller, and with . . . Streets of Laredo. . . he has written a novel that is even better than the original--and that was one hell of a tale."--Boston Globe
“Streets of Laredo is here and all that needs to be said is this: Hallelujah. . . . McMurtry has taken us back to the glory days of Lonesome Dove. . . .”--Los Angeles Daily News
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Captain Call, a bounty hunter hired to catch bandit Joey Garza, assembles a group of unlikely assistants and travels to Crowtown, Texas.
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Alright, it's not as good as LONESOME DOVE. That was the first book of the series I read, and it was so brilliant and entertaining, that I almost didn't want to read more and spoil it. But I gave in to temptation, and I'm glad I did. Warning, though...if you thought there were depressing things in DOVE, watch out for this one! Lots of characters die...in fact, lots of memorable characters from LD are already dead when STREETS begins. But you have to accept that sort of thing from McMurtry. His plots, just like life, do what they want to, and no preference from the reader will change that. A feeling of dread hangs over this book, particularly whether Pea Eye and Lorena will ever reunite happily. Jeez, I couldn't read this thing fast enought to see what happened next, and in my opinion, that's about the best praise you can give a book. I've never liked westerns, but thank God I plunged into these. STREETS is not has funny as LD was in parts, but otherwise, it is a very, very worthy sequel.
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McMurtry shows us that not all sequels leave you unsatisfied. "Streets of Laredo" is an excellent book that shows a hero in his old age. It is both bittersweet and thrilling at the same time. We see Woodrow Call in his post-Gus McCrae days, taking on a bandit many years his junior. We see Pea Eye Parker, an unexpected choice for the last great Hat Creek member to follow Call, fighting his impulse to go on one last job with the captain. We see fear and hatred and loneliness and loss, and each emotion is conveyed in McMurtry's masterful way.
McMurtry adds a special note of realism by using actual historical figures--John Wesley Hardin, often called the West's most prolific killer, Charlie Goodnight, one of the great cowboys, and Judge Roy Bean, the hanging judge, the Law West of the Pecos. He weaves these people with his fictional characters like Pea, the Captain, and Ned Brookshire to make a very effective and entrancing novel.
"Streets of Laredo" is at times violent, amusing, depressing, and at all times interesting. A fine novel, and worthy of its predecessor, "Lonesome Dove." You can't go wrong with this one.
Von David Farber
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I must say I enjoyed reading Streets of Laredo. I recently read Lonesome Dove (one of my favorites) and was hoping for a repeat performance. I suppose with a book as outstanding as LD, a repeat is a tall drink to get down. But here I am, doing what every other reviewer on this list is doing: comparing the book to LD. If you do that then everyone will consider it a disappointment....LD was a masterpiece. I wish people wouldnt strike it for not being the same book as LD was. If I had never read LD before I would rate this a 4 star. I bet that most of the ratings given by others would be a bit higher if they had never read LD. The book blends fictional characters and real life westerners. Violence is widespread but in that era, that was the case. I especially love the way McMurtry weaves the stories of of the different characters together.
My big criticism is there is no good understanding of the root of Joey Garza's evil. Also the possiblity of Lorena marrying Pea Eye seems so remote, further description of her feelings towards him are needed to make it more believable.
Overall, the book was an enjoyable read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a western. For those of you who have not read McMurtry yet, start with Lonesome Dove. That is the best.
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Kein Glanzstück aber ein Muss für Lonesome Dove-Fans
Warum konnten die Geschichten von Newt, July und Clara nicht tatsächlich erzählt, sondern nur „abgehakt“ werden? Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Januar 2006 von Fred Larsen
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Bleak but Worth It
McMurtry wrote this book while convalescing after heart surgery that left him, in his own words, shattered -- unable to write and devastated by depression. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. März 2000 veröffentlicht
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Sustaining sequel
A sequel, like a film version of a favorite novel, is always a bit suspect. The film of *Lonesome Dove* was as grand and sweeping and powerful as the novel, and McMurtry must lead... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Februar 2000 von Mick McAllister
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lousy
This strong and complex characther from Lonesome Dove is distorted into a shallow, confused, and broken down bum. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
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Alternate Review?
Maybe it's just me but, it seems Mr. McMurtry might have been a little bit ticked by the movie "Return to Lonesome Dove" and "Lonesome Dove: The Series/The Outlaw... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. Dezember 1999 von J. Brown
2.0 von 5 Sternen
Disappointing
Certainly not one of McMurtrys better works. A far cry from Lonesome Dove
Am 3. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
a brilliant, painful book
Streets of Laredo is a great book. McMurtry shows, from the first page, something few writers ever show: His characters are human. They die. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. November 1999 von Lauren Call
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A ridiculous cartoon using Lonesome Dove characters.
The aimless wanderings of Call mirror the writer, who apparently knew he needed alot of violence, but couldn't quite string the segments together.
Am 6. August 1999 veröffentlicht
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Engaging, but too long
Streets of Laredo is an interesting and engaging book, but too long. McMurtry repeats himself such as the times when Joey Garza keeps thinking that he is going to his mother's... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Juli 1999 von John Rice
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Streets of Laredo....excellence
No author quite like McMurphy has dealt such memorable characters that you enjoy following them book after book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
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