Boone's Lick Audiobook (Unabridged)

" My least favorite by McMurtry. Well written, but lacks oomph. "

" Another of Larry McMurtry's Old West stories (remember Lonesome Dove?). This one is narrated by a 15-year-old boy as his mother takes the family from Missouri by wagon and river boat up to Wyoming to look for her wandering husband. Thoroughly enjoyable tale about the resiliency of the pioneers. "

" Another good western from the old master, who keeps at stripping away the layers of myth around the old West, but that makes it much more humane, universal and relatable. Smooth and flowing narrative that can be finished in one sitting. "

" There were a few mistakes in this book, like Mr. McMurtry wrote it in a hurry, but it was still a fun quick read. "

" 9 months after reading this book, I don't remember what it was about. Must not have been too good - I'm lowering my 2-star rating I previously gave this book down to a 1-star rating. "

" Another great Western from McMurtry. His characters, as always, are unique and interesting. This one is much shorter than others like Lonesome Dove so it felt more like a short story. "

" This short book, picked up in Portland at Powell's for an airplane trip, lasted for the trip. It is not a very hard book, but is full of great characters, which is what McMurtry does best. The mother,in the book, Mary Margaret,reminds me of some of my foremothers. She is focused and driven and she knows what she wants. She is not a sissy; she doesn't cry like a girl when her wagon breaks down. The story, told by her son Shay, is historical fiction, I think, and paints a colorful portrait of the people who lived in the Wild West from Missouri and out along the Oregon Trail. A less than romantic picture of military forts along the way, is good for our sense of authenticity. "

" Enjoyable fun short-ish story about a family that travels across the country in frontier times because their father was a wanderer. "

" The whole series was well worth reading. "

" It's quick and easy to read. The first McMurtry I've ever read. I would read more. But at the same time, I would expect more. "

" McMurty is one of my favorite authors, no doubt about it now. This story reminded me just a little of As I Lay Dying. Yes, it's completely different in many ways - but the feel was similar. "

" Lighter than most of his other books, but it still felt like a good take on life in the old west. "

" i am a snob. "

" A western of sorts ... more about the tenacity of a prairie mother, left to raise her children by a husband who takes jobs out west and comes home every 2-3 years. A good read, albeit a bit simplistic. Different than most of the things I read. "

" Listened to it on audio and it was very entertaining, as I always find his books to me. Mary Margaret was a strong character that drove the action of most of the book. "

" A good read set in the post civil war west.It has cowboys and Indians and a feisty frontier wife. "

" I'm not much for westerns but this one kept me reading. "

" I love a good western. "

" Counting on yourself "

" this is a great book. i found myself laughing out loud several times. "

" McMurtry wraps the 1868 Fetterman massacre around a family's journey from Boone's Lick, Missouri to Wyoming. An entertaining travelog to the West also serves as a lesson about the history of settler contact with Native Americans. "

" I'm not much of a western or McMurtry fan. I picked this book up because it had to do with my home state. But it turned out to be only because that is where the family started their western trek. "

" One of McMurtry's best stories. Enjoyed the journey west on the Oregon Trail. "

" Almost a sped up, tweaked version of the Berrybender Narratives. Very fun. "

" This book was a quick read. It was entertaining. I really like Larry McMurtry, but this wasn't one of his best books. "

" I wanted to continue with the Lonesome Dove series, but didn't want to go through them too quickly, so I picked up this book. And I was disappointed. Back to the series I went! "

" The whole series was well worth reading. "

" I'm not much of a western or McMurtry fan. I picked this book up because it had to do with my home state. But it turned out to be only because that is where the family started their western trek. "

" A good read set in the post civil war west.It has cowboys and Indians and a feisty frontier wife. "

" There were a few mistakes in this book, like Mr. McMurtry wrote it in a hurry, but it was still a fun quick read. "

" This is a fast-paced, funny, wild western story by the author of "Lonesome Dove." I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this CD version. "

" Listened to it on audio and it was very entertaining, as I always find his books to me. Mary Margaret was a strong character that drove the action of most of the book. "

" 9 months after reading this book, I don't remember what it was about. Must not have been too good - I'm lowering my 2-star rating I previously gave this book down to a 1-star rating. "

" Larry McMurtry never fails to completely enthrall me with his stories of the Old West. I particularly enjoy the many shades of female characters he writes about. Another fascinating and completely enjoyable McMurtry read! "

" My first Western and it was a comedy. Very light and very funny! Larry McMurtry is a very versatile author. "

" Road trip just after the War Between the States that features native peoples, bad warriors and western expansion. "

" Boone's Lick was a disappointment. I love anything Larry McMurtry writes, but this this was a short little novel without much to recommend it. "