Finished Lonesome Dove. I'm glad I waited until I was older to read it because I think books with that sort of pacing used to bore me. (The Road comes to mind). A younger me wouldn't have appreciated all of the small things and only seen the over arching plot of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. Instead, I loved the world and character building. Just a masterfully written book. I didn't even find it to be too long, because when it slowed down and got into the nuanced details of life in those times is what I really appreciated. I've heard the other 2 books in the trilogy aren't as good, but I'm still very tempted. I don't even particularly like westerns, but I loved Lonesome Dove and have to imagine that if you were to only read 1 western, this is it.