Telegraph Days: A Novel
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Pound for pound, few writers can compare with Larry McMurtry. The Pulitzer Prize winner has penned several contempary classics--among them, 'Terms of Endearment', 'The Last Picture Show', and the epic 'Lonesome Dove'.
So it's beyond disappointment when a writer as talented as McMurtry spits out a contrived, one-dimensional shell of a novel. And that's being kind to TELEGRAPH DAYS, McMurtry's "alleged" spoof of the cheap dime store novels of the 19th Century. This is a Western dominated by unimagination; by the "adventures" of Nellie Courtright, a young woman who roams the frontier, subsequently rubbing elbows with all of the famous--and infamous--icons: Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Jesse James, the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, General William Sherman, Billy the Kid, to name but a paltry few.
Setting aside such a titanic suspension of disbelief, this is a book whose author blatantly goes through the motions--this is a book penned for nothing more than a contractual obligation to a publisher. There is no development, no depth, no dire conflict--no feeling. It's a rambling story that never sets a pace and ends with a whimpering yawn. . .that ends with nary an afterthought.
What's most frustrating is the fact had TELEGRAPH DAYS been written by an unknown, it never would have seen the light of day--or it would have been self-published. And that would do even more of a disservice to self-publishing.
--D. Mikels, Author [[ASIN:142573152X The Reckoning]] |
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