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Lonesome Dove Chapters 46-53: Fear and Loathing in Texas
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Lonesome Dove Chapters 46-53: Fear and Loathing in Texas

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Feb 12, 2023
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Howdy, readers! 

We reached the halfway point of the novel with an action-packed and emotionally heavy week of reading. What started as a slow, comedic story has turned into a dark and serious drama — though still sprinkled with bits of humor (like when the crew chows on grasshoppers). 

This week’s reading reminded me a bit of Hunter S. Thompson’s most fa…

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