![]() ![]() I have listened to the other three books in the saga, and each narrator did an excellent job, but this feel far short. When I first heard it, I had hoped that it would subside but, my hopes came to nothing, and the prolonged rising, then falling intonation of Muller's voice led me to abandon the book altogether. Muller has the unfortunate habit, intentional or not, of ending his sentences with a kind of gruff, overly dramatic whisper that is at once laughable and annoying. What didn’t you like about Frank Muller’s performance? McMurty is a master storyteller whose characters easily come to life in the imagination of the reader. ![]() The story, as with each of the other books in the Lonesome Dove saga, is top notch. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? That it isn't highlighted by a sudden stop or break? Faint praise for a significant issue, I think. In some cases even the unabridged versions of an audiobook will not be word for word in relation to the written book." I understand that even unabridged will not be word for word, but 19 pages is a hefty chunk to be missing. If you are listening and following along with the written book then you may notice some differences in the content. When listening to the book on all formats there are no sudden stops or breaks at he ends of these chapters. aax (level four and enhanced) versions of Larry McMurtry's Comanche Moon are missing a large chunk of audio at the end of "chapter 1" and "chapter 2" as it is bookmarked in these formats (running from page 33 to page 54 in the hardbound 1997 version." Their response: "I reviewed the audio file for all formats and it does not appear that there is an issue with the audio. Unabridged & missing at least one large chunk An epic adventure full of heroism, tragedy, cruelty, courage, honor and betrayal, Comanche Moon is the culmination of Larry McMurtry's peerless vision of the American West. Call as they are just beginning to deal with the perplexing tensions of adult life - Gus, and his great love, Clara Forsythe, Call and Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him - when they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture.Ĭomanche Moon joins the 20-year time line between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, as we follow Gus, Call and their comrades-in-arms - Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker - in their bitter struggle to protect an advancing Western frontier against the defiant Comanches, determined to defend their territory and way of life.Īt once realistic and yet vividly imagined, Comanche Moon is a giant of an audiobook and the keystone to a mighty achievement of storytelling. We join Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Comanche Moon completes Larry McMurtry's epic cycle of novels of the American West that began with the Pulitzer-Prize-winning masterpiece, Lonesome Dove. ![]()
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