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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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James said: " And thus begins another epic read.
beginning - chapter 8
I'm guessing this is set in the 1880s. We are introduced to a wide variety of characters, it seems like there are several ex-Confederates in the group, they are a grubby lot at best. Lonesome Dov ...more "

Mar 10, 2026 11:53AM · see review

James’s Quotes

“Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunk Christian.”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

tags: religion, sobriety

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“Under Japanese law, suspects can be held in a police cell for up to 23 days without charge. If they are not charged by the 23rd day they have to be released, but they can be subsequently rearrested and held for the same period on a different charge.”
― Paul Murphy, True Crime Japan: Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True Stories From a Japanese Courtroom

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