Telegraph Days

TELEGRAPH DAYS: Larry McMurtry: Simon & Schuster Audio: Western

I was excited to read/listen to a Larry McMurtry book, he has after all won a Pulitzer Prize. Unfortunately, I do not recommend this book to anyone. The reader's voice (Annie Potts), annoyed me to the end. I plowed through the entire book waiting for a plot to develop. It barely happened. The promiscuous activities of the the main character were focused on way too many times for my liking. Basically, brother (Jackson) and sister (Nellie) come to Rita Blanca after their family dies off. Brother becomes the sheriff; sister becomes the telegraph operator. Brother kills bad guys; sister sleeps with every man who comes into town. Brother get drunk; sister goes of to manage Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Brother is deputy; sister comes back and becomes mayor. Brother is still deputy; sister goes to Tombstone and marries. Brother dies; sister ends up in Hollywood. Buffalo Bill dies; end of book. There you have the entire book, you've been spared having to read 416 pages or listening for what seemed an eternity.

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