27 October 2008
Larry McMurtry – Books: A Memoir
Posted by Dirk under: books .
Larry McMurtry has written a lot of books, including one of my favorites of all time, Lonesome Dove. He’s also been a bookman, buying and selling books, for nearly as long as he’s been writing them. He is a book lover. His book store in Archer, TX is one of the largest used bookstores in America. Someday I must make a pilgrimage to it.
This book is a bit of a ramble through his life as a bookman. It’s a bit boring and if you don’t like books you probably won’t be interested in it. He talks about a lot of other book people he has had business with and known over the years and books he’s bought and sold. Bookstores that no longer exist.
I know, it sounds super boring and a few reviews I’ve read for it wonder why it was ever printed. I dunno, but it drew me along. It’s not very long, the chapters are super short, like 1 to 2 pages. And I’m a book guy too, so I find it all somehow interesting.