<p>Enjoying this book so much!!! 150 pages in </p>
<p>Reading like mad to finish the book I’m currently reading; then “TransAtlantic” by Colum McCann for a Book Club meeting on 7/24; then “Lonesome Dove.” No idea if this is doable, but I’m going to try. (I don’t like having multiple books going at the same time.)</p>
<p>^^^ Lonesome Dove can be read quickly and it sounds like you’re a quick reader. You may not be the first poster on August 1 but I bet you’ll be there shortly after.</p>
<p>I have a book to read for a book club meeting on 7/28 but want to finish The Silkworm first and then read the second in The Queen’s Thief series - The Queen of Attolia, which should go oh-so-quickly. (Looks as though I need to get off CC and pick up my book, right?)</p>
<p>I’m joining the “I’m going to try to make it but may be a little late” club - I am trying to finish my library books before they’re due on Tuesday! An unexpected trip put me a bit behind so my five books in three weeks has turned into five in two weeks. I’m looking forward to rereading “Lonesome Dove”, though.</p>
<p>July is a long month! This is not a ponderous read. We can do it!</p>
<p>^It better be, I’m only on page 75. So far, I’m finding it a bit slow and soporific, I tend to read late at night when I am barely awake. I may have to find time at a better time of day!</p>
<p>I’ve always heard, that if you find Lonesome Dove slow to start, make it to pages 100-150. The beginning reflects life in Lonesome Dove and the lives of the men (and woman - ha) in that hot, dusty town. When life kick-starts for the characters, so does the book.</p>
<p>I’m not ready to give up at all!</p>
<p>I found the book un-put-downable after about p.100. Before I got to that point, I was a little bit impatient with it. I ended up finishing the book in less than a week, and I’m a rather slow reader.</p>
<p>I agree. It took almost 200 pages for me. Once the journey began, I’ve found it hard to put aside! The first river crossing…oh my goodness! I have the movie in my Netflix queue, but I’m holding off until I finish the book. I don’t want my ideas of Gus and Lorie tainted with someone else’s characterization. But I’m sorely tempted to watch with DH :)</p>
<p>^^No spoilers please!!!</p>
<p>PlantMom: Don’t give in to temptation. (Post #29)</p>
<p>No spoilers that I know of, LasMa! Just saying out loud some of my favorite characters so far. I should add Call and Newt to the list…and Call’s mare.</p>
<p>Well, I now know that they apparently leave Lonesome Dove, go on a journey and cross a river. And it seems that somehow Gus and Lorie are together. </p>
<p>I’m sorry if this was a spoiler for you. I will delete all mentions to the plot and characters from my posts. </p>
<p>Thank you. :)</p>
<p>Apparently I cannot edit posts. Again, I apologize for the perceived spoiler, LasMa. I would not have posted the message if I thought it contained spoilers. I’m not nearly done with the book, and only meant to say that after a slowish start, it does take off. Many apologies.</p>
<p>No worries, PlantMom. What you did post was still vague enough that I really don’t have a clear idea of what will happen, or certainly how it will happen. You didn’t ruin anything! See you in a couple of weeks, when we can luxuriate in discussing every little detail to our hearts’ content!! :-D</p>
<p>Page 180- enjoying !!!</p>
<p>Nothing mentioned above reveals anything significant, so no one should have any concerns on that score. I just pulled my old 1985 hardcover off the shelf (been reading on the kindle) and I couldn’t get over how much was revealed on the dust jacket! Almost as bad as McMurtry’s preface.</p>
<p>I’m on p. 586 and sad that I have less than 300 pages to go. I’ve been reading all weekend–so have been doing daily tasks in a semi-daze and dreaming of the plains at night.</p>