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Title: A so-so old-guy porn fantasy
Review: I am roughly Duane's age in the book, and after hearing a brief description, I was looking forward to a story of re-awakening and perhaps passion for an old guy like me. Instead, I believe this is something McMurtry dashed off in an afternoon after waking up horny after a nap. There is barely a realistic character or situation in this very slim book. The sex scenes with his very unlikely partners seem right out of the trashy porno paperbacks that we secretly passed around as teenage boys so many decades ago. The non-sex events are usually described in a very detached way, leaving you to wonder if it was supposed to be humorous or existential, then you realize he just wanted to tick off the plot points quickly to get to the next (often curiously detached) sex scene. A great disappointment--despite McMurtry's great talents, I can't think of anything to recommend this book.
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