Heather’s Reviews > Lonesome Dove > Status Update

The end of part two said goodbye to a character that most readers were probably fed up with. The living embodiment of “men ain’t shit.” And yet it was still sad, because it reminds you of how life can become a slippery slope of bad decisions. But ultimately, those decisions were made and responsibility had to be taken for them. Part three has flown by. The one-eyed, one-horned bull is wild.

This girl is literally taking out bandits with rocks. I love her. She's like the gollum of their journey, acting as a guide and following them through the wilderness. More of her please.

I like the introduction of Rosco who is trying to chase down July Johnson who is trying to chase down Jake Spoon. And no one is around to chase Elmira, so yay, she’s free! So far Jake Spoon is the least likable character for how he treats Lorena. So far on the cattle drive, one man died and one man left.

Feels like I’ve just finished one long epilogue. 200 pages in and the journey north finally begins. The Hat Creek company got lucky with their raid on Pedro Flores. I doubt they’ll be as lucky corralling a large herd of cattle up to Montana. Sadly the preface by the author already revealed one major death, but I’m sure there will be several other characters who don’t make it too.

“As was his custom, Augustus drank a fair amount of whiskey as he sat and watched the sun ease out of the day. If he wasn’t tilting the rope-bottomed chair, he was tilting the jug.” p. 16.
McMurtry’s writing feels so old-timey southern that I swear I can hear the accent in the back of my mind when reading. I still can’t get over the fact that male anatomy is referred to as carrot, radish, or pizzle.