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Stewart Mitchell
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100 pages in a single location spent introducing characters and eating beans. This is what America is all about.
— Oct 22, 2025 06:49PM
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Stewart Mitchell
is on page 559 of 858
This story really feels as long as it is, and I mean that as a positive. Storylines break away and meander; some characters progress while others prove to be false starts; everything seems to be pacing towards some grand finale. It is never boring.
— Nov 01, 2025 09:09PM
Stewart Mitchell
is on page 419 of 858
Now that I’m halfway through, I’m really appreciating the deliberate pace of the story so far. McMurtry is taking his time and is in no rush to get to any big action; rather, he’s letting this huge cast of characters bump into each other and have small adventures that don’t pertain to the main plot (if there even is one). Lovely stuff.
— Oct 29, 2025 06:53PM
Stewart Mitchell
is on page 277 of 858
Very bold of this man to start writing from even more perspectives after 250 pages spent introducing dozens of characters. And somehow it never gets confusing because they’re all so well-defined.
— Oct 26, 2025 06:19PM
