Rhino Ranch: A Novel (Thalia Trilogy)

Maybe Larry McMurty felt compelled to write something, or maybe he was pushed. This exercise is as far from the artistry of Lonesome Dove as Mad Magazine from the Mona Lisa. A real disappointment. Could not finish.

I enjoyed all the books in this series and read this one slowly because I did not want to see Duane die. I was sure the black rhino would somehow reappear in the end and have some connection to Duane's death. No wonder Duane did not want to leave Thalia---every young woman he met immediately tried to seduce him and he could still have sex all day. After reading Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen I see parallels in the life of Duane and McMurtry. After his heart operation he does not want to read or collect rare books for three years; it reminds me of Duane's Depressed.

Its been a sweet ride with Duane, his family and friends. I really hated to finish the book.
Now I gotta ask, so when is the third movie of the "Texas Trilogy" comming out?

Quick, fun story to read. Not a good as the Lonesome Dove series but I really enjoy McMurtry's writing style. Would recommend.

Not poorly written, but rambling, disjointed, really no core... a book done for nothing more than profit? Seems so.

Take a pass on this one, unless you can buy it at Goodwill for a buck.

McMurtry just soaking money out of Last Picture Show/Texasvlle/Duane's Depressed fans is all this PURE GARBAGE BOOK is and what was left of a great first 3 stories and making "Rhino Ranch" a VERY BORING AND VERY AMATEUR WRITING read. The character and their names were laughable besides the original 2 characters left. This is such horrible writing it's hard to believe a so-called famous novel writer wrote this garbage. Horrible dialog, VERY CORNY LINES and writing. Amateur hour writing at it's finest. A person would be hard pressed to find the "humor" in this because it's so lame and corny.
I read it like a sucker because I enjoyed the first 3 books of this Last Picture Show character. So I read it to see what happens and it was one of the worst read to get through in my life. Sad. I will tell fans, "Save your money" unless you get this book for free. It's a yawner and depressing in the fact that the writing here and story, plot, etc TOTALLY SUCKS!!

A completion of the series but could have been summed up in one chapter. A little sad.

Although I have not read anything else by McMurtry I suspect, considering his reputation, that this novel will not be considered amongst his best. Nevertheless, there was much to enjoy in this book especially the humorous digs at the provincialism and narrow mindedness of Texans. I laughed when his main character, Duane, wanted to buy an Atlas to find out exactly where Thailand was when he realised that the local store's Atlas would only have Canada, USA and Mexico. McMurtry's style is very professional and his command of language seems effortless and therefore very easy to read. A billionairess setting up a Rhino Ranch in Texas to save the African Rhino seems very plausible to a non American. The story somewhat floundered when it became a seemingly neverending tale about food. The novel eventually petered out to a "lets tie up the loose ends" conclusion.

beautiful like all larry mcmurtry books

Mr Mc Murtry concludes the Thalia epic masterfully !