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Summary: Weak sequel
Review: Two of the most charming and lovable characthers of Western lore are transformed into a couple of meandering and stumbling saddle tramps in this weak sequel of Lonesome Dove. The premise is absurd. The story is written with a comic book flavor and features a Saturday morning cartoon villian. Where did the inept heroes gain their frontier experience that we read about in Lonesome Dove. Here? In this large comic book? I was not convinced. This story is no good.
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Summary: Good, but......
Review: I found this book to be interesting, but bland. I am very familiar with Texas and the rest of the Southwestern US, and I found the detail in the author's description very good, but i did not like the fact that he doesn't dwell into the characters deepluy enough. All conversations and plots seem to be pointless an meaningless. Everyone is just to Blase about everyting and everyone. This is the last book in the lonesome dove series, and frankly, I think this is the last one of the author's books I wll ever purchase again.AW
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Summary: Second Best In Series-Next To Lonesome Dove
Review: "Comanche Moon" is the second best of the four books in this series, next to "Lonesome Dove", but McMurtry tries too hard to connect all the dots, espeecially in the last 200 pages. The chapters dealing with the Indians are the best in the book, with the exception of Blue Duck's adolescence. Maybe McMurtry should have let "Lonesome Dove" stand as a solitary achievement. While I enjoyed reading more about the characters in "Comanche Moon", each of the succeeding books in the series seem to lessen the power of "Lonesome Dove" as a novel, making it just the best in the series of a set of otherwise average novels.
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Summary: A disreputable attempt to rewrite history
Review: The first thing I have to say is that I am appalled by and ashamed of all of the readers before me who rated Comanche Moon with five, four, or even three stars. McMurtrey has done a horrible injustice in writing this book, and it is obvious that those who would rate it so highly have no interest in historical accuracy whatsoever. They are also very sloppy readers if they can read past all the typos and faults of this book and the utter fallacies and misconceptions and still come away feeling like it was a great book--or even a mediocre one. There were plenty of historical inaccuracies in Lonesome Dove as far as what Indian tribe was doing what at what time period, among many other things too numerous to mention. But the problems of Lonesome Dove pale in comparison to those of Comanche Moon. Larry McMurtrey should retire while he is only as historically inaccurate as Louis L'Amour, before he has a chance to put out any more of his nonsense pushed off as Western literature. Have a little respect for history, Mr. McMurtrey, if none for yourself.
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Summary: An excellent saga of the old west.
Review: Frank Muller's presentation of Larry McMurtry's Comanche Moon was outstanding. McMurtry introduces us to additional unforgettable characters like Inish and Inez Scull. Comanche Moon further develops the characters we already knew - Call, McCrae, Buffalo Hump, Blue Duck and all the others. Muller is the best audio presenter I have ever listened to. I hope this is not the last of the story of Woodrow Call and Gus McCrae. There is a space ofe time between the end of Comanche Moon and the beginning of Lonsome Dove. Please Larry give us some more.
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Summary: Good, but by far not the best
Review: I sincerely hope that Comanche Moon is made into a mini-series, like the other three books have been, because then some of the book's flaws can be corrected in the screenplay. There are gaps in the history of the characters, such as the courtship between Jake and Clara, and new wrinkles added that throw things off, such as the jealousy and almost outright hatred between Call and Jake. A mini-series could correct that (or make it much worse, I suppose). The portions of the book that dealt with the Sculls and Buffalo Hump and Kicking Wolf were fantastic. And some of the Call/Maggie romance were poignant, especially the early days, when she fancies that they are together as a real family. Maggie herself is a good character, fragile and strong at the same time, and I for one can see a cowboy falling in love with her faster than Clara, who is set up as the great Juliet of the series. Also, I would dearly love to see the characters of Inish and Inez Scull on screen. Brian Dennehy would be a wonderful choice for Inish (who cares if he had a bit part in Dead Man's Walk?) and maybe Madeline Stowe as Inez.
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Summary: WHAT A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT- HUGE
Review: This was the prequel I had been waiting for immediately after reading LONESOME DOVE. I mainly wanted to get into it because, well, of the relationship between Call and Maggie and the birth of their son, Newt. Yet, even though they have that in the novel, it feels almost trivialized. There is almost no real chemistry between them and each chapter is extremely concise- like five pages or slightly more each. You just get an endless description of Maggie's sadness because Call is never around and her trying to convince Call into giving Newt his name. Remember in LONESOME DOVE when Call recalled Maggie yelling at him because he would never say her name... I felt more compassion for her in that small section of LONESOME DOVE than I did in this novel. I was also looking forward to seeing the infamous love triangle between Jake, Clara, and Gus. Where was it? Clara marries Bob Allen with such immediacy that we're left to watch Gus gripe about her for a good portion of the book. I always praised McMurtry for his characters. Yet I could not get into them in this one. It's great seeing Call and Gus again, same with Clara and even Blue Duck. Yet the chapters with Inez Scull were a complete waste and her husband, Inish, is a quite intriguing and intelligent Harvard graduate turned Texas Ranger, though nothing is REALLY resolved for him. If he died in the novel, I doubt I would've felt much for him. The Indians are very uninteresting and just take up space. Anyway, even though LONESOME DOVE fans might hate me for this, i think this novel is the worst in the series. Definitely. Its little flaws got to me (I.E. Gus telling Call that Clara sent him a letter saying her two boys died when in LONESOME DOVE, Gus says he never got that letter. He could've been faking but I'm sure McMurtry would've told us that he was lying in LONESOME DOVE). Anyway, a lot of fans seem to like this one so, even though I didn't like this one so much, I'd recommend it to them just to get their opinion. Final statement: nowhere near as moving, just treading on familiar ground. : ) PEACE OUT....
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Summary: A must read for any fan of the Lonesome Dove series
Review: This book filled in much of the foggy history of wonderful characters in LM's masterpiece Lonesome Dove. I greatly enjoyed reading this book, and recommend it to anyone who wants to find out more about what events shaped the lives of Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae.
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Summary: A Worthy Conclusion to the Series
Review: The 4 stars for Comanche Moon should not be considered a slight, for they are awarded only in comparison with the incomparable "Lonesome Dove." McMurtry is in top form here; this is perhaps the best pure adventure story of the "Gus & Call" series. For me, what made this one special was the depiction of the Comanche leaders themselves - my favorite parts of the book were Buffalo Hump's trip to the ocean, and his trip with Kicking Wolf to find the jaguar. And, knowing what we do about the future of Blue Duck, his final meeting with his father was made all the more chilling. A great read.
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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: This book is said to be able to stand on its own, without having any other link to the the three other books that comprise the whole of the Augustus McCrae/Woodrow Call saga. Yet, I beg to differ. Readers who would only read this book on its own would lose out the magic of McMurtry's style in the first volume, "Dead Man's Walk". Reading it from the start, way back in the early days of Gus and Call, that sense of wonder is present, you want to find out how their lives go on, what dangers they run into and so on. This book is a further testament to McMurtry's genius. Us readers thank him for creating such believable characters in this terrifying, funny, tragic, wonderful saga.
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