Duane's Depressed

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Summary: This was a very disappointing book by a fine author.
Review: I am a great fan of McMurtry'a but I found Duane [at age 62] very dull and self- i WONDERM

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Summary: It's a Seinfeld novel -- an entertaining book about nothing.
Review: The first two hundred pages, fabulous. The last two hundred.... But I could not put it down. If Duane's depressed I am too.

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Summary: Can't wait for sequel
Review: This book will touch home with every "older" male. It's more than a mid-life crisis, it is a real- ization of a life that needs a new direction and a realization of that you can't go back. I think McMurtry has "found" himself with this one and as I said, I can't wait for the sequel. Also, I think this would make a great movie - of course with the original cast.

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Summary: Duane becomes a granola liberal and everyone dies.
Review: And suddenly they were all run over by a bus . . . The moral is: to avoid a similar fate diet, exercise and eat plenty of fresh vegetables. Duane pays thousands to a psychiatrist who advises him to read Jackie O's favorite novelist. It takes a lot of time even if the lightbulb wants to change. Ho hum . . .

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Summary: the walden of the 21st century
Review: this descriptive people, landscape, life book is so interesting and fun that i savior it like few books before. i remember 25+ years ago liking books like this being marjori morningstar and atlas srugged. "he may be smart but he is ignorant" is one of many yogi barai type quotes. i like this book very much

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Summary: McMurtry's brilliance shines through.
Review: Third in a trilogy (The Last Picture Show, Texasville), nothing much happens in this novel but it is fascinating nonetheless. It is a measure of McMurtry's brilliance that this is so. One day at age 62 oil man Duane Moore parks his pickup and walks away from "the finest house in Thalia", occupied by his wife, dysfunctional children, and their children, to a primitive cabin he owns on some property six miles away. There, to the consternation of his family and the town, he vows to live, eschewing motorized transportation, walking or bicycling everywhere. Thus begins the internal dialogue of a man discontent with his life. McMurtry touches on universal themes that trouble us all at maturity and his unfailing ear for the amusing directness and patois of this region bring these wonderful characters we have come to know back to life-all are older, some wiser, many still foolish.

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Summary: A wonderful end to the "Duane Moore" saga...
Review: As the price of books continues to escalate, I find that I am continually cutting back on the authors whose books I automatically buy in hardback without consulting any reviews. As my all-time-favourite author, Larry McMurtry is at the top of this shrinking list - even though on occasion one of his books might disappoint me (The Late Child being a recent case in point). I'm glad to say that Duane's Depressed equals anything in McMurtry's recent output, with the possible exception of Comanche Moon (and, of course, Lonesome Dove just over a decade ago). I thoroughly enjoyed this book, read it in about two days, will return to it again, and recommend it to everyone, especially casual McMurtry readers. It's funny, sad, moving, and entertaining, and a wonderful closure to the forty-plus years of the Duane Moore saga. (Incidentally, I'm still waiting for that ultimate McMurtry book in which he ties together characters from every single book he has previously written!).

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Summary: Excellent read, funny in parts sad in other, much like life
Review: This is the kind of book that you don't want to put down. I found myself laughing out loud in parts.

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Summary: "Duane's Depressed" Engages the reader from page one.
Review: Even though "Duane's Depressed" is the final book in a three part trilogy, a reader shouldn't feel that he/she have to read the first two books before reading this fine novel. I read the first two novels a number of year's ago, so my memory of them is fuzzy at best, but I found that this book engaged me from page one. McMurtry has done a fine job of capturing the feelings of a person who is depressed. The book has enough twists, humor, and quirky characters to keep the reader entertained. I found I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to follow Duane's search for happiness. This book is a "must read!"

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Summary: A fine finish to the trilogy written by a wonderful author.
Review: Written as the final chapter of the Last Picture Show/Texasville trilogy, this book does a fine job in following the story lines developed previously. I found it to be a bittersweet, nostalgic look @ all of the main characters I loved in the previous stories. The book centers around Duane as he reaches the age of 62 and decides to change his life for good. He leaves his family, gives up all motorized transportation, and tries to figure out why his life somehow went wrong. The intervening years since Texasville and their effect on the primary characters are dealt with. The story ended with me wanting more, but this is clearly the end to this story.