Wow. Just wow. What a great book. Easily the best book I've read all year. Maybe two years. Just an epic exciting tale, filled with great characters, completely believable situations, much heartbreak. This book moved me to tears and caused me to laugh out loud, cringe in disgust. I would recommend this book, highly, to anyone. These characters will be with me the rest of my life. What a great writer, Larry McMurtry. Bravo.