Leaving Cheyenne

De: Larry McMurtry

Narrado por: John Randolph Jones, C.J. Critt, Mark Hammer

Texas. Even as it enters a new century, it is still a clean, lean, and hungry country—its passions quickly felt and quickly spent, its hopes as clear and forthright as the morning sun.

Bound inextricably to the land, its future is forged by young men and women like Gideon Fry, Johnny McCloud, and Molly Taylor. Gideon, a circumspect young man, is torn between his need to find his own way and the more formidable challenge of following in his rancher father’s footsteps. His best friend Johnny takes each day as it comes, his restless spirit finding its only solace in the arms of a woman, a barroom brawl, or on the back of a good horse traversing an open range. And binding them all together is Molly, the elusive and passionate woman they both love, who gives herself to both, commits herself to neither, and bears each of them a child.

Rugged, bold, and volatile, the three of them struggle with history even as they make it. And they, along with the country that bred them, come of age together in this tender and intimate novel of the heart.

©1991 Larry McMurtry (P)1993 Recorded Books

Loved it...

Great read. Who new, a western! Memorable characters with a simple and yet complicated story...

Great story

I loved the story and the narration. A nice 40+ year slice of life in West Texas.

A Poignant Look Back in Time

I generally like to read books more than listen to them, but the narration in this one was superb. The three way relationship between the characters was deep and at times made me sad and many other times made me laugh out loud. Again, the narration was so good I could vision the characters clearly, particularly the interactions between Gid and Johnny.

In a way, Gid and Johnny's cowboy characters reminded me of the relationship between Gus and Call in Lonesome Dove, with Gid being a serious hard working, principled man, and Johnny looking for a simple, fun loving way to go. Molly, the love interest of both throughout the decades was hard to figure, and a bit unbelievable at times. However, she was the glue that bound them all together.

If you're looking for an exciting, fast moving edge of your chair read, this isn't it. This is essentially a slow look back in time of a way of life in west Texas and the people who lived it, spanning 5+ decades from the late 1800's to the mid 1900's.

I've read. almost all of McMurtry's books, not all of them are great but Lonesome Dove stands alone as my most favorite books. I will sadly miss him as one of my go to authors for deep relationship books.

Tied for the best

Great story well told. I've listened to and liked many audiobooks and this was as satisfying and pleasant as any, and more than most.

it's ok,

starts off good with a great narrator. once it switched the woman's perspective and narrator it went downhill fast. hard to even listen to. ugh