A Prophet at the Barbecue: Larry McMurtry, 1936–2021

Wow, only just found out that LcMurtry has died. Lonesome Dove has had a profound effect on me and still remains one of my favourite books, if not the.

If you haven't read LD I highly recommend it even if you're not a fan of the Frontier setting - it's so much more. When reading it, the picture I got of each character was so vivid that I felt that they were my personal acquaintances. You celebrate when they triumph, and share their pain when they lose. I still think of Gus and Woodrow almost as friends of mine just because of how well I've got to know them and the connection you form throughout reading the book. The overarching story is a rollercoaster of an epic adventure. The only thing that bothers me about it is how it's not a household name.

RIP Larry.

I recently finished Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I highly recommend it, even if you aren’t usually into westerns. I saw it recommended a few weeks ago here on HN and bought it on my Kindle, then kept reading until it was done (stopping only to sleep and work).

He also ran a great bookstore, as the article says. As a resident of Washington, I absolutely understand that he couldn't pay Georgetown rents much longer. As an occasional book buyer (not of the really pricey stuff), I regret his moving the store to Archer City.

And he was quite a memoirist: Books, Literary Life, Reading Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen.

His son is a musician. I saw him live many years ago when he was touring to support his third LP.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McMurtry

Disappointed - I thought this was going to be about a pitmaster.