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He went to a dead, tearing run, till he was stretched out low to the ground, with his red legs blurred. I couldn’t see for the wind tears in my eyes, and I was afraid I’d fall off. But I had been waiting a week for the thrill and excitement of his speed. We went over the gray-brown grass like it was a race track, Stranger running for all he was worth and me leaning over his neck hanging on to his flying mane.
— Aug 21, 2026 10:09PM
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Moché
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Granddad squatted down beside him. He had taken out his pocketknife and was whittling on the dry stem of a ragweed, shaving off the thin brittle bark. The lines in his face were deep, like ruts in road, his whiskers snow white against his brown face. He looked at the heifer curiously, but he didn’t seem too disturbed. He had lost a lot of cattle at one time or another in his life.
— Aug 20, 2026 11:11PM
Moché
is starting
This is a reread which I’m looking forward to very much.
This novel was the basis for the classic film Hud with Paul Newman. The movie won three Academy Awards.
However my interest is less in the film or book or plot or even the story itself.
I want to read McMurtry’s incredible writing again and savor it like a good meal and a good strong drink.
— Aug 20, 2026 08:01PM
This novel was the basis for the classic film Hud with Paul Newman. The movie won three Academy Awards.
However my interest is less in the film or book or plot or even the story itself.
I want to read McMurtry’s incredible writing again and savor it like a good meal and a good strong drink.
Moché
is starting
I was reading over the highlights I’d selected from this novel a while back and omg Larry’s writing was so damn fine I said bro y’all gotta ride this horse again. So I am 🐎
— Aug 14, 2026 06:27PM
Moché
is on page 145 of 171
The thing about Larry’s writing, especially in his modern novels of Texas, is that it’s everyday life and he makes it interesting because his writing is so good. He can spend two pages talking about a hot day and putting your head under an outside tap and letting the water run over head, loving the cold wet feeling. Or talk about the land, or feeling good about a girl or a guy, or riding a horse fast.
— Feb 10, 2023 11:11PM
Moché
is on page 55 of 171
Texas ranch about 1961. Good strong descriptions of the people and the land. But trouble is brewing with the livestock. Writing you can slip into like a comfortable boot.
— Feb 09, 2023 11:05PM
“I used to think it was all I was after, but I changed my mind. If I'd been in this business just for the money I'd a quit an' started sellin' pencils or something back before you were born. I still like money as well as any man, nearly, and I done with it an' without it as much an' more than most people have, and I don't ever intend to let on I don't want a big share of it. But I want mine to come from something that keeps a man doing for himself."