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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | My foot's in the stirrup,My pony won't stand; Goodbye, old partner, I'm leaving Cheyenne. -- Old cowboy song
Leaving Cheyenne, Larry McMurtry's second novel, traces the loves of three West Texas characters as they follow that sundown trail: Gideon Fry, the serious rancher; Johnny McCloud, the free-spirited cowhand; and Molly Taylor, the sensitive woman they both love and who bears them each a son. Tragic circumstances mark the trail but McMurtry's style never turns melodramatic or sentimental. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Larry McMurtry | | Paperback: | 304 pages | | Publisher: | Simon & Schuster | | Publication Date: | August 01, 2002 | | ISBN: | 0684853876 | | Package Length: | 7.96 inches | | Package Width: | 5.28 inches | | Package Height: | 0.64 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.69 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 24 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Authentic writing Jun 21, 2007
This is pre-Hollywood McMurtry and, I feel, his best. He can make you laugh and cry, but this novel does more. It helps me understand my grandmother & grandfather more (Crockett County, Texas ranchers) and is a wonderful glimpse at a life so different from current American pop culture.
I read Anna Karenina and was struck by how similar the issues discussed in the book were to contemporary issues half a world away. I read Leaving Cheyenne and am struck by how different my values and lifestlye are compared to just two generations ago in the same geography.
This book is such a pleasant and mature read. When you want to escape and admire something that is close to you but eerily alien, this book can put you there.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very pleasing early McMurtry Mar 25, 2007
Since I already have read just about every one of McMurtry's books I'm going back to the early books. This one is a fine composition based on three lives forever bound together by the warm and enigmatic female of the trio, Molly. McMurty, with his flair for the unusual, paints an original picture of an unlikely relationship that could only happen in real life. McMurtry treads where writers fear to go, always creating unique characters to unveil the complexities of the human condition. I couldn't help but fall in love with these three personalities. You have to read this book to believe it. McMurtry (along with Dos Passos) is in my opinion the greatest American writer. May he continue to bless us with his effortlessly flowing narratives. I'm about to read the final book of the Berrybender clan and I can't wait to get to it. The Berrybenders are not to be missed!
 Engaging Nov 05, 2006
These characters were at least engaging enough for me to finish the book. The first McMurtry I'd read in many years was "Duane's Depressed" and I loved it. Totally engaging. So I tried this as a follow-up and it's not as good but worth a read.
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Larry's Best? Sep 27, 2006
Larry McMurtry may rank among the world's more inconsistent novelists. It's hard to imagine a book less interesting than "Texasville." "Lonesome Dove," while a fine epic read, will never be seriously confused with great literature. But "Leaving Cheyenne," modest and overlooked as it is, is an exceptionally deft and compelling story, containing, in Molly, one of the great female characters in 20th century American fiction.
Good Read Sep 23, 2006
This isn't McMurtry's best novel, but if you like his old, pre-"Lonesome Dove" novels, I think you'll enjoy it. For that matter, if you've never read a McMurtry novel but enjoy sad, touching tales, this one is for you.
The novel follows the life of three characters--Gid, Johnny, and Molly. It starts in the twenties with the two boys, who are best friends, each trying to earn Molly's love. The novel end over 40 years later when all three are old and gray.
An interesting thing about the book is the way that McMurtry chose to tell the story. The first half, when the characters are young, is told by Gid. The last half of the book is divided into two parts. The first part is told from Molly's point of view, and the characters are in their forties. The last part is told by Johnny when the characters are in their sixities. It's a different way to approach a story and it works well. In each of the books three parts, something significant happens in the lives of the characters that alters their relationship with one another.
McMurtry's story-telling technique isn't as strong as in some of his other novels. There are portions that are a little slow and drawn out, and there are times that the characters aren't defined well enough. But, overall, it's a good read. It's still a very emotional tale and anyone would be moved by the story, which takes a good look at the mistakes we make in our youth and how nobody gets a second chance to make things right.
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