Dead Man's Walk

Rating:
Summary: The worst and most implausible ending ever written.
Review: I give it two stars for the humorous exchanges of Gus and Call, but I was sorely disappointed in the plot, and the ending was enough to make me swear off McMurtry for good. Where he got such a group of stupid and hackneyed characters as the Lady and her entourage I'll never know.

Rating:
Summary: Great book!
Review: I thought this book was great. McMurtry is an obviously talented storyteller due to his ability to transport the reader into the world of Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae. Great characters, sharp witty dialog in the Clara Forsythe scenes (ya gotta love her!) and pretty much stunning, shocking scenes of very descriptive, graphic violence in the torturing scenes. I think I will get through these four books with no problem. I'm reading the second installment in this series(which would be "Comanche Moon"- not in the order they were written, but according to the ages of Gus and Woodrow) and I am finding it very hard to put down, too. It's a pity these books are rather bulky. Once I finish them I will wish I hadn't done so...that's the only bad part I can see so far. Other than that, congratulations Mr McMurtry. I speak on behalf of my father and I when I say that!

Rating:
Summary: Great book! I loved it!
Review: It was really gory, and I love gory books. There was also a main theme. A lot of people say "It just wasn't realistic." How would they know? I would be worrying about the Indians not the desert, because the stuff they do to people they catch, is a lot worse than being thirsty, or dieing of starvation. Woodrow Call's character in this book was outstanding. I find Call and Gus a lot easier to understand in Dead Man's Walk, because they are younger.

Rating:
Summary: Larry rocks but...
Review: This book was a disappointment after Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo. The characters just weren't that engaging.

Rating:
Summary: Poor Prequel
Review: I went into this book hoping that it would be as good as Lonesome Dove. To my horror, I found it too simple, boring, and all-in-all mediocre. The book did not delve into the character's emotions and had many useless characters: example: Gomez. A must read for fans, but not as good, don't expet much.

Rating:
Summary: I'God Woodorow, I'm torn.
Review: The book followed accurately along the rugged frontier lines set down in Lonesome Dove. However, it was laborious at times. That being said, it is a must read if the reader is at all interested in continuing down the dusty path that is the lives of Gus and Call. Without this story, the gap is insurmountable. The new characters introduced and the somewhat tedious adventures tackled are required to define the future shape of the characters that we have become addicted to.

Rating:
Summary: A "must read" for people that liked Lonesome Dove.
Review: This is required reading for those that enjoyed Lonesome Dove. Chronologically, it is the first book in the four book Lonesome Dove series featuring the lives of Texas Rangers Call and McCrae. The other three books in the Lonesome Dove series are Comanche Moon, Streets of Laredo, and Lonesome Dove.

Rating:
Summary: Supurb unsentimental adventure
Review: I read this before reading Lonesome Dove so I could not compare it at the time. Nevertheless this novel kept me reading breathlessly to the end. Full of raw spirit, realistic descriptions, and free of moral pretensions. Like many of McMurty's work the open endings need to be there. Like life itself, a by the end of the book you know the story just continues - there can be no simple, convenient conclusions. A perfect prequel to Lonesome Dove.

Rating:
Summary: THANKFUL FOR THE PREQUEL
Review: I'LL TAKE ALL I CAN GET OF OUR LONESOME DOVE MEN, CALL AND GUS. NOTHING CAN TOP LONESOME DOVE, I'M SURE WE'D ALL AGREE, BUT DEAD MAN'S WALK IS PRETTY DARN GOOD, TOO. I ENJOYED EVERY WORD AND DIDN'T WANT IT TO END, BUT THE END (WITH THE LEPEROUS WOMAN AND THE SNAKE AND SINGING AND ALL) HAD ME THINKING "GOOD GRIEF..LARRY SURELY COULD'VE COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER THAN THIS", BUT THEN AGAIN WEIRD STUFF HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, MR. MCMURTRY, CAN WE HAVE A TALE OF GUS AND CALL BETWEEN THE DEAD MAN'S WALK AND LONESOME DOVE YEARS????!!!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent! Smooth reading, enticing characters.
Review: Sure, nothing can rival Lonesome Dove or Terms Of Endearment, yet, anyway. But this book is so smooth. An easy read that gives you a good feel for what got Call & McCrea started. I loved it, and would love to see some more tales of our two heroes in their younger years! Thanks Larry, a good escape! I'll pass it on.