Telegraph Days: A Novel Audiobook

" This book is one of a kind. I read it because I have thoroughly enjoyed Pulitzer Prize winning Larry McMurtry's writing. This book, however, may have been done tongue in cheek. The heroine meets with Billy the Kid, Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickock, Annie Oakley, Jesse James, William Tecumseh Sherman, Wyatt Earp and about every other character that inhabited the old west. The problem is accentueated when she sleeps with most of them. I think that she was doing a "lifelist" of western gunmen. The book could have been published in 1875 as a novelette for the National Enquirer. She spends most of the book running Wild Bill Cody's Western Show and copulating like a herd of hamsters. In any case it is funny and gives a perspective of the old west that you will get from no other source. "

" Didn't like the author's take on the Earp brothers. Good story otherwise. "

" Sigh. This book was so good in the beginning. I loved the spunky heroine Nellie and the writing was actually funny. I thought it was going to be a fun light-hearted western spoof. But then Nellie started sleeping with every man she met and then left town with Buffalo Bill Cody--although she didn't sleep with him. She tried though. By then the book felt rushed and churned out and just got dumb really fast. It's like McMurtry just wrote this for some fast money from his publisher. "

" Main characters is female heroine and her adventures. Poor character development. "

" I actually listened to this book on audio...it was surprisingly clever! Annie Potts was the narrating voice and she was the perfect pick for the job! History facts, blended with a few embellished legends, made the book humorous and exciting; without a dull moment! I highly recommend it...and would welcome any recommendations to similar books! "

" Randomly, this is one of my favorite books. "

" One can't expect an author as prolific as McMurtry to produce a masterpiece each time he publishes a new novel. This one, part of a long modern line of "strong woman protagonist" novels, is a dud. Wooden characters, laughable behavior in a "respectable" 19th century woman. Not worth your time (or mine) "

" This was a fun book to read, maybe because I like the "Old West" movies like Tombstone, however, this was a fun read, set with humor and told from the view point of a woman. I didn't think I was going to enjoy it as much as I did. "

" Annie Potts was the perfect reader for this western novel. I was charmed by the spunky heroine and laughed out loud several times. "

" fun history, but I didn't relate to the characters "

" Fun quick read for Western selection. Amazing how many famous people know each other in the Wild West ;) "

" Love Annie Potts reading. Love Larry's Old West characters, especially his women. I expected to google Marie Antoinette Courtwright Clarke & find she was a real historical figure. "

" Our current Book Club read. "

" Nellie is probably my favorite female character ever! She is brave, bold, all the things that a woman should be! "

" A quick fun read for those who are fans of Larry McMurtry or Westerns. "

" A little silly, but entertaining enough. Probably better as an audio book on a road trip. It was fun to have McMurtry write in a female voice. It almost felt that he was doing some kind of stylistic exercise that included trying to work in as many famous western icons as possible. "

" I hate to say it but this book was a disappointment to me. Great characters and funny set up yet it just didn't seem to work. One of the big drawbacks for me was the main character hopping into the stable with every "Joe" in town. "

" Entertaining, easy read. Lonesome Dove is still my favorite. "

" I usually love McMurtry. But this is like Bill and Ted's Tubular Wild West Trip. "

" Moves more quickly than Lonesome Dove, but story isn't particularly outstanding, and main character is obnoxious. "

" I tackled this tale as an audio book on my ipod. Annie Potts is the narrator and she does a good job. McMurtry has been hit or miss for me recently, but this one held my interest. "

" Not his best work, but a passable read, it's pretty hard to live up to the likes of Lonesome Dove and definitely a step up from the Berrybender junk. "

" A playful romp through the late 19th century West with Nellie Courtwright, whose beaus and acquaintances include Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, the Earp Brothers, and Billy the Kid. "

" Inially 'Telegraph Days'reminded me of 'True Grit'. It started out so well, but ran out of steam about half way through and got a bit contrived. "

" Is this a book about the wild west, or about Larry's dream slut? "

" I'm loving this. I haven't read a western since Lonesome Dove. The reviews were so good on this one and it seemed like such a fun romp. I'm totally digging this - driving around in my car, but really I'm out in the wild, dusty west wearing a "frock" and a "bonnet" carrying a revolver! "

" Larry McMurtry is one of my favorite authors. I love his book store in Archer City, Texas. "

" Loved the sense of the Old West that came through in this book and at first the "coincidental" meetings with legendary figures were fun, but toward the end I lost the ability to suspend my disbelief. "

" Main characters is female heroine and her adventures. Poor character development. "

" Didn't care too much for the book. Didn't even finish reading it. "

" good. fun read. A very liberated female fictional character having encounters with various historic western icons. "

" I'm listening to CD and love the reader, Annie Potts...she is wonderful...and the story is pretty good too. Finished the CDs....I could have listened to several more. Very entertaining. "

" Always love Larry McMurtry. This one is kind of a ibt of "fluff" but fun anyway. I like the Berrybender series much more, but nothing can match the Lonesome Dove books as far as westersn go. "

" Main Character, Nellie Courtright, is a colorful character, full of spit-fire and sass. Weave her into the lives of Buffalo Bill Cody, the Earp brothers, Billy the Kid, Jessie James, etc... and you have an entertaining read. Only complaint was the to shift into telling mode to speed to the ending. "

" I love Larry McMurtry’s writing style and his always-entertaining characters. Lonesome Dove is my all-time favorite book. But somehow "McMurty Lite"—which is how I think of these sort of diluted novellas—always disappoint. I didn’t finish this. "

" Annie Potts is reading it, and she is a KICK! "

" Nellie is probably my favorite female character ever! She is brave, bold, all the things that a woman should be! "

" Vintage McMurtry, one of his best works. It made me realize that I don't read enough books that are from a woman's perspective. This one will get re-read. "

" fun history, but I didn't relate to the characters "

" It was a cute fun read. I love how McMurtry mixes history with fiction. Nellie Courtright, the narrative voice of this book, reminds me of me and my friends. "