The Last Kind Words Saloon

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The Last Kind Words Saloon
Author Larry McMurtry
LanguageEnglish
GenreWestern
Publication date
2014
Publication placeUSA

The Last Kind Words Saloon is a 2014 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It focuses on Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday and ends with the shootout at the OK Corral. [1]

Publisher's Weekly said "McMurtry’s treatment of the Old West’s most famous gunfight is abrupt and unconvincing, taking just eight uninspired sentences to describe. This revisionist western plays loose with historical facts, and is a disappointing effort from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author." [2]

Kirkus Weekly said "Not quite in the class of Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show, or other top-shelf McMurtry, but still a lot of fun. " [3]

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References

  1. Cheuse, Alan (May 27, 2014). "McMurtry Takes Aim At A Legend In 'Last Kind Words Saloon'". NPR.
  2. Review of book at Publisher's Weekly
  3. Review of book at Kirkus