7 Books to Read If Lonesome Dove Left a Hole in Your Soul

Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://substack.com/@benjaminlaird Browse my recommended books: https://bookshop.org/shop/benjaminlai... Join The Reading Room Book Club: https://substack.com/@benjaminlaird Finishing Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove left me wanting to return immediately to John Steinbeck's East of Eden*. Some novels leave an emptiness behind, and others remind us of different aspects of the books we love. Here are seven wonderful novels that capture something of *Lonesome Dove's unforgettable characters, friendships, humour, adventure, landscapes, and reflections on the human spirit. *Books Mentioned:* 1. East of Eden — John Steinbeck 2. True Grit — Charles Portis 3. My Ántonia — Willa Cather 4. The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas 5. The Three Musketeers — Alexandre Dumas 6. Butcher's Crossing — John Williams 7. The Shootist — Glendon Swarthout *Chapters:* 00:00 Introduction — The Emptiness After Lonesome Dove 01:56 East of Eden — John Steinbeck 03:31 True Grit — Charles Portis 04:43 My Ántonia — Willa Cather 06:12 The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas 07:47 The Three Musketeers — Alexandre Dumas 09:15 Butcher's Crossing — John Williams 10:12 The Shootist — Glendon Swarthout 11:38 Final Thoughts & Recommendations *Affiliate Disclosure:* I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through my Bookshop.org links, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting the channel!