Larry McMurtry's most recommended books

We've asked 13,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Larry McMurtry.

Chosen by 27 people

Books like Lonesome Dove

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Books like The Last Picture Show

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Books like All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers

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Books like Dead Man's Walk

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Books like Terms of Endearment

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Books like Somebody's Darling

Book lists with Larry McMurtry's books

29 authors created a book list with a book by Larry McMurtry as one of their picks.

• The best books that mix elements of historical fiction and fantasy
• The best frontier and pioneer fiction for the ages
• The best books about why there’s not a nickel’s worth of difference between Oklahoma and Texas except that Texas is bigger
• The best books to portray a sense of place
• The best western books to make your heart race with empathy and adventure
• The best books that find the humor that makes us human

Book lists connected to Larry McMurtry's books

176 authors created a book list connected to Larry McMurtry's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• The best books on Civil War Texas
• The best influential western literature (to my writing)
• The best Southern Gothic novels that are dark and twisted
• The best books that show Texas isn't just about cattle and oil
• The best books about the history of sport which understand how sport and history cannot be separated
• The best books by the best crime fiction writers in the world

Genres connected to Larry McMurtry's books

Topics connected to Larry McMurtry's books