Reviews
"Larry McMurtry is a wonderful storyteller, and with . . . Streets of Laredo . . . he has written a novel that is even better than the original--and that was one hell of a tale."-- Boston Globe, "Larry McMurtry is a wonderful storyteller, and with . . .Streets of Laredo. . . he has written a novel that is even better than the original--and that was one hell of a tale."--Boston Globe, " Streets of Laredo is here and all that needs to be said is this: Hallelujah. . . . McMurtry has taken us back to the glory days of Lonesome Dove. . . ."-- Los Angeles Daily News, "A marvelous novel in its own right and in every way a worthy successor toLonesome Dove."--Chicago Tribune, Chicago TribuneA marvelous novel in its own right and in every way a worthy successor to Lonesome Dove., "Larry McMurtry remains a genius at dialogue. The scene where the seven whores start reminiscing about the first men in their lives in wonderful."-- New York Times Book Review, "Gorgeous . . . violent, funny, achingly sad, filled with heroism and regret . . . If you can putStreets of Laredodown, I'll eat my ten-gallon hat."--Cosmopolitan, " Streets of Laredo is a splendid addition to the literary portrait of McMurtry's native Texas and the West that he has been creating for three decades. It's also one of his most affectingly melancholy books. . . . The characters are as finely etched as any McMurtry has ever minted."-- Newsweek, "Streets of Laredois a splendid addition to the literary portrait of McMurtry's native Texas and the West that he has been creating for three decades. It's also one of his most affectingly melancholy books. . . . The characters are as finely etched as any McMurtry has ever minted."--Newsweek, "Larry McMurtry remains a genius at dialogue. The scene where the seven whores start reminiscing about the first men in their lives in wonderful."--New York Times Book Review, "Gorgeous . . . violent, funny, achingly sad, filled with heroism and regret . . . If you can put Streets of Laredo down, I'll eat my ten-gallon hat."-- Cosmopolitan, NewsweekStreets of Laredo is a splendid addition to the literary portrait of McMurtry's native Texas and the West that he has been creating for three decades. It's also one of his most affectingly melancholy books....The characters are as finely etched as any McMurtry has ever minted., "A marvelous novel in its own right and in every way a worthy successor to Lonesome Dove ."-- Chicago Tribune, "Streets of Laredois here and all that needs to be said is this: Hallelujah. . . . McMurtry has taken us back to the glory days of Lonesome Dove. . . ."--Los Angeles Daily News, CosmopolitanGorgeous...violent, funny, achingly sad, filled with heroismand regret....If you can putStreets of Laredodown, I'll eat my ten-gallon hat., NewsweekStreets of Laredois a splendid addition to the literary portrait of McMurtry's native Texas and the West that he has been creating for three decades. It's also one of his most affectingly melancholy books....The characters are as finely etched as any McMurtry has ever minted., Chicago TribuneA marvelous novel in its own right and in every way a worthy successor toLonesome Dove., The New York Times Book ReviewLarry McMurtry remains a genius at dialogue. The scene where the seven whores start reminiscing about the first men in their lives is wonderful., The Boston GlobeLarry McMurtry is a wonderful storyteller, and with...Streetsof Laredo...he has written a novel that is even better than theoriginal -- and that was one hell of a tale.
