Title: I love westerns, but couldn't stand this waste of time
Product review: Other readers have commented on the would-be similarity between this poor read and "Lonesome Dove," which is arguably the best western in literary history. I wouldn't even stoop to calling this a poor imitation since that would indicate it had halfway likeable characters or a remotely compelling plot, when in fact neither were present. I just didn't find this story plausible or entertaining; rather, I found it a boring set of cliches coupled with a hackneyed, overdone storyline. The theme of the "guy who has been everywhere and met everyone" was done in Forrest Gump with more success. The arrogance and self-absorption of the narrator was what annoyed me more than anything else; if I wanted to read about the exploits of an unrealistic jerk I could probably find something a lot more entertaining. ...
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