Book · 2010 · Fiction
Lonesome Dove
A Novel
- mentions
- 10
- people
- 6
- podcasts
- 3
- episodes
- 9
- critical mentions
- 0
My favorite book is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMerry. to be the most famous and beloved Texas classic.
What they say about it
- Just finished reading“finished reading Lonesome Dove”2
The best things said about it
He's a Texan author. You got to read Lonesome Dove.
Graham Linehan The Joe Rogan Experience · Aug 2025 I have just finished reading Lonesome Dove by Larry mcmurrey which is a an amazing book.
I've been reading West I'm reading Lone Lonesome Dove right now. It's like an old classic western and they just talk about how hot they are all day long. It's just dust in their face and it's like, dude, that [ __ ] would suck.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Feb 2026 I read Lonesome Dove on a road trip through the Southwest.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is a widely celebrated epic Western novel that follows former Texas Rangers on a cattle drive from the border of Texas to Montana. James Telerico recommended Lonesome Dove on The Ezra Klein Show as his favorite fiction book and a definitive Texas classic capturing the spirit of the state. Graham Linehan also recommended the Western novel on The Joe Rogan Experience, noting that people simply have to read the work by the Texan author. Tana French shared on The Book Review that she had just finished reading Larry McMurtry's amazing book when asked about her current reading list. In addition to these recommendations, several podcast guests and hosts discussed the harsh realities and cultural legacy of the story. Joe Rogan talked on The Joe Rogan Experience about how brutal the setting and weather conditions depicted in the novel were for the characters, and on another episode, Dale Brisby quoted a famous line from the story regarding the importance of preparedness in gun ownership. Alexandra Jacobs mentioned on The Book Review that she had read Larry McMurtry's novel during a road trip through the Southwest, cementing the book's status as an essential exploration of the American frontier and a touchstone for conversations about historical resilience and classic Western literature.
Every mention
Tana French I have just finished reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurry which is a an amazing book 2
“I have just finished reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurry which is a an amazing book”
“I have just finished reading Lonesome Dove by Larry mcmurrey which is a an amazing book”
Graham Linehan He's a Texan author. You got to read Lonesome Dove. 1
“He's a Texan author. You got to read Lonesome Dove.”
James Telerico my favorite book is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMerry. to be the most famous and beloved Texas classic. 1
“my favorite book is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMerry. to be the most famous and beloved Texas classic.”
Joe Rogan it's just like woodro f call said in lome Dove it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not… 4
“I've been reading West I'm reading Lone Lonesome Dove right now. It's like an old classic western and they just talk about how hot they are all day long. It's just dust in their face and it's like, dude, that [ __ ] would suck.”
“have you seen Lonesome Dove yes yeah”
“it's just like woodro f call said in lome Dove it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it”
“have you seen lonesome dove the restaurant no the movie the movie yeah like one of the first scenes in there is just like he's watching these two pigs eat a rattlesnake i have a i haven't there's that movie from year yeah okay 80s i mean that's probably like it's it's based on the book right the novel larry”
Alexandra Jacobs I read Lonesome Dove on a road trip through the Southwest. 1
“I read Lonesome Dove on a road trip through the Southwest.”
Taylor Sheridan I was going to go flunk out of and uh and and right before I left I had read Lonesome Dove you know merch's… 1
“I was going to go flunk out of and uh and and right before I left I had read Lonesome Dove you know merch's book”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“You'll have to the pardon maybe the way that this question is couched, but I just read Lonesome Dove, which is 950 or 980 pages, and then, now I'm watching the three-part television series with Robert Duvall and so on, which is very good.”