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by Larry McMurtry (Author) "HARMONY IS driving home, eastward out of Las Vegas, her spirits high, her head a clutter of memories ..." (more)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for love in all the wrong places..., Feb 20 2004
By J. Guild (Toronto,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Desert Rose: A Novel (Paperback)
Not a typical McMurtry novel;but then again none of his are.I've had this book for a long time as well as it's sequel "The Late Child"and for a change of pace decided to give it a try.
It is a great read.Somewhat like "Tems of Endearment";but more along the lines of "Cadillac Jack";which was my first McMurtry novel and probably my favorite.As a matter of fact I would'nt have been surprised if he has shown up somewhere;maybe at one of Myrtle's garage sales.
McMurtry has put together a great bunch of characters who all belong with one another.Kind of like the cast you find in a novel by Erskine Caldwell,Kinky Friedman,Hunter Thompson or even Steinbeck.These characters come from a different slice of life . These are the personal lives of the people who live very public lives in the Las Vegas entertainment world.In spite of it all, these are real people.Mc Murtry shows it is a tough world and eats up the workers and gamblers and spits them out when they reach the end of their prime or run out of cash.Rather than being Rednecks I guess you'd have to call them Pinknecks.They are somewhat akin to those loveable characters we know as Carnies.
Anyway, the book is a great,fast moving read with a surprise on every turn of a page.A lot of characters and I'm glad I made notes as they appeared so I could keep track of them.
Liked it so much I'm reading "The Late Child " next to see what happened to all these characters.It's surprising that so much time went by between this book and the sequel--12 years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, lyrical novel, Jun 15 2001
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This review is from: The Desert Rose (Paperback)
Poignant, beautiful, complex character-driven novel a must for McMurtry fans.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, lyrical novel, Jun 15 2001
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Poignant, beautiful, complex character-driven novel a must for McMurtry fans.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Faded Rose
I love McMurtry's writing -- but this is far from his best. The weakness in this book is the main character: Harmony is powerless, easily intimidated and willfully blind to what... Read more
Published on Jun 4 2001 by Miriam

1.0 out of 5 stars THE DESERT ROSE
I must admit I became a Larry McMurtry fan when I read Lonesome Dove, my first McMurtry novel. Since then I have been disppointed in most of his books I have read. Read more
Published on Aug 23 2000 by WILLIAM GAYDON

4.0 out of 5 stars A Touching Story
Harmony is one of my favorite McMurtry characters-she's savvy, saucy, and sweet all at the same time- even if I didn't necessarily agree with her choice in men! Read more
Published on Jun 2 2000 by Eva

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Mcmurtry's best
I read this book after reading Lonesome Dove, and was not tremendously impressed. I'm a big Mcmurtry fan, having read several of his other books, and must say that this one is a... Read more
Published on Aug 4 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read, but not one of McMurtry's best
This novel is good for summer reading, but not one of McMurtry's best. It does not have the grandeur of the Lonesome Dove series, or the poignancy of THE LAST PICTURE SHOW... Read more
Published on Jun 7 1999 by Craig Childs

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite McMurty stories...
The main character Harmony is off the wall, naive, jaded, irresponsible, loyal, and filled with goodness. Read more
Published on Mar 29 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!!
I loved all of the quirky characters in this book. Harmony's optimism in the face of the reality of her life is inspiring. Read more
Published on Feb 25 1999 by mihelik@wdni.com

2.0 out of 5 stars One of Larry's Many Trashy 80's Novels !!!
I have read many of McMurtry's works from the 80's and find them to be quite trashy and immoral and other such nonsense. Read more
Published on Jan 20 1999 by Temshaa@aol.com

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