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Dead Man's Walk

Name: Dead Man's Walk
Author: Larry McMurtry

by Larry McMurtry

1995•Western•488 pages

Taste attributes: westernadventurehistoricaltried & testedunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeGrounded and expansive: a dark western. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Here at last is the eagerly awaited story of the early days of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, the heroes of Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Lonesome Dove.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

WesternAdventureHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Comanche IndiansTexas RangersIndians of north americaTexasAdventure stories

Details

Author: Larry McMurtry
Published: 1995
Pages: 488
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Source: Open Library

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