I read somewhere that Lonesome Dove is one of Joe's favorite books. So obviously I had to read it. Getting towards the end of it now with about 4 hours left. Ironically, it's been much the same as my first read of The Blade Itself. I remember when I first started the first law, it took a bit for me to get into it. Actually i recall restarting 4 separate times. It was a recommendation from multiple people based on my favorite books at the time. It didn't grab my attention right away(mostly because I was a new reader) since it felt like an enormous amount of exposition. That's how I felt with Lonesome Dove at first. I liked it, and it held my attention to an extent but I felt like i was waiting and waiting for the point. Which is embarrassing because I should have learned that from The Blade Itself, it's not about the larger point it's about the characters. There is a humongous amount of exposition, because that's how its supposed to be. Now I'm here with a few hours left in the book, watching the TV series, supposedly not at all a fan of westerns, absolutely loving the book and looking forward to the rest of the series even though most people claim the subsequent books arnt good.
My point, after my own exposition, is that I was hesitant and reluctant, but I encourage everyone who enjoys TFL/AOM to give it a read. Its just as character focused, and I find that's what I'm enjoying most for longevity.
On the topic, looking for recommendations on very character focused books, extra points for multiple POV, extra extra points for "R rated"/grimdark/brutal realism. Eternal gratitude points for audiobooks that have those aspects and a good narrator as I mostly use audiobooks because of work. I have a bunch in the tbr from the sub but I always look forward to adding more.