Telegraph Days

De: Larry McMurtry

Narrado por: Annie Potts

Not since the publication of his own beloved classic Lonesome Dove has there been a novel like this one, another big, brilliant, unputdownable saga of the West from Larry McMurtry. Telegraph Days is at once a major work of literature and a completely absorbing read; not just great fiction, but fiction on a great scale, encompassing many years, many characters, real and fictional, and the whole vast landscape of place, time, life, and heart, which has served for more than 130 years as the background for "the Western" in fiction and on the screen. Nobody writes, or has ever written, better about the West than Larry McMurtry, and nobody has caught better in words its myths, its often brutal reality, its overwhelming size, and the way it captured both the imagination and the hopes of those who settled there, only, as was so often the case, to dash those hopes.

Told in the voice of Nellie Courtright, a spunky, courageous, attractive young woman whose story this is in part, Telegraph Days is the big novel of the Western gunfighters that people have been hoping for years Larry McMurtry would write.

©2006 Larry McMurtry. All rights reserved. (P)2006 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Winner of Audio Publishers Association 2007 Audie Award, Solo Narration - Female

• Audie Award Finalist, Fiction, Unabridged, 2007
• Audie Award Finalist, Solo Narration - Female, 2007

"McMurtry's latest skips through western lore with a wry smile." (Publishers Weekly)
"In his striving to demythologize the West, McMurtry's vision of the reality is compelling." (Booklist)

Female Gus McCrae

I'm a big fan of the lonesome dove series and looked forward to this story as another saga by Larry McMurtry. I guess I have a tendency to measure all of his novels by that standard which leaves me lacking for more. having said that, this was a fun story and the narrator does a great job of telling the story and bringing the characters to life.

Its not lonesome dove, but well worth the effort.

Annie Potts is Perfect

A fun romp through the last years of the old West. What a hoot! Every major personalty of the era pplays a role. So fun. The dialog is hilarious. Approaches True Grit, at least in sporit.

Not the worst book I ever listened to

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Maybe, if they were an Annie Potts fan.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Listening to Annie Potts was very enjoyable. The plot was a little on the silly side, especially if you are expecting another Lonesome Dove.

What does Annie Potts bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Just a very pleasant voice with an accent that seems very appropriate for the subject matter.

Great voice

Like most Larry McMurtry reads … it’s a good one. Nelly’s voice is compelling and the story becomes more and more believable the more you listen. Highly recomend

Good but raunchy

This book is written more as a narrative-diary than a typical plot-driven novel. It is fun to listen to, but quite raunchy, lots of crude sexual references, but not pornographic.

Simply great!

Well written, well narrated. A super book that I could have gone on listening to for many hours more.

Great Story.

Where does Telegraph Days rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very near the top.

What other book might you compare Telegraph Days to and why?

Lonesome Dove Series. Intriguing story, enjoyed the narrator.

What about Annie Potts’s performance did you like?

Very Much.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Kept me interested through the entire book.

Good Story and Performance

Would you try another book from Larry McMurtry and/or Annie Potts?

Yes

What do you think your next listen will be?

??? - I'm sure something from Mcmurtry, Puzo, or Stephen King

What about Annie Potts’s performance did you like?

I soon forgot it was Annie Potts reading and simply felt the charactor thru her performance.

Do you think Telegraph Days needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No

Any additional comments?

No

Not My Favorite Larry McMurtry

Annie Potts was great as the narrator, but the story was contrived and hard to believe in. It was froth at best.

Loved this

I loved the way I was captured and brought into this whimsical novel. It moved right along, and I enjoyed every second.