With Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and characters of one of his best-loved books, The Last Picture Show. This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart, and men and women we recognize, believe in, and care about deeply. Set in the post-oil-boom 1980s, Texasville brings us up to date with Duane, who's got an adoring dog, a sassy wife, a twelve-million-dollar debt, and a hot tub by the pool; Jacy, who's finished playing "Jungla" in Italian movies and who's returned to Thalia; and Sonny -- Duane's teenage rival for Jacy's affections -- who owns the car wash, the Kwik-Sackstore, and the video arcade.
One of Larry McMurtry's funniest and most touching contemporary novels.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You- Duane:
In the blink of an eye it seems we can go from a coming of age story to a mid-life crisis story. Or maybe it is just changing from one book to another. Ya, right? There may be a space of thirty years between the action in The Last Picture Show and Texasville but it hardly a blink of the eye. It takes effort to build up to the mid-life crisis (or better crises) that form the central idea of this novel as those of the generation of '68 and older are painfully aware. But so be it. The last time we saw the... more info
Review of Texasville:
My apologies to Larry McMurtry, for he has my respect as an author and screenwriter and I am indeed a McMurtry fan. I have not read every book he has written but of the ones I have, I will say without question that this is my least favorite of his. I do not necessarily have to like the characters when reading a book, but they have to be believable. In my opinion they certainly were not believeable in this book. I also found them annoying and bizarre in an unrealistic way. They were also way to... more info
Texasville:
This novel is a sequel to THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. Duane Moore has made big bucks in the oil fields, but he is also in major debt. The novel chronicles Thalia, Texas, the same setting as the earlier novel, during the early-mid 1980's. It must have been crazy times based on the outrageous behavior of most of these characters (even for McMurtry, who revels in over-the-top characters). McMurtry likes to people his novels liberally and personalize each character immediately by (1) giving them an unusual name and... more info
Bunch of Nuts:
First of all Dairy Queen doesn't have T bone steaks. Second of all, you pay for your food when you order it - not after you've eaten it. So what does Larry McMurtry know? This book contains many colorful characters - too colorful. NO one acts this way, all the time. Duane, an oilman who has $800.00 in the bank and owes 12 million, has a wife, a couple of girlfriends, and the most horrible, disgusting children who are abusive to animals and each other. Duane keeps wondering why his kids are that way,... more info
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