The Last Picture Show

Thalia Trilogy, Book 1

By: Larry McMurtry

Narrated by: John Randolph Jones

An almost-true story about a small town in Texas that ought to exist if it doesn’t, with characters like Sam the Lion, the delectable Jacy, and Ruth Popper, the coach’s wife. Set in a small, dusty, Texas town, The Last Picture Show introduced the characters of Jacy, Duane, and Sonny: teenagers stumbling toward adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love. Populated by a wonderful cast of eccentrics and animated by McMurtry's wry and raucous humor, The Last Picture Show is a wild, heartbreaking, and poignant novel that resonates with the magical passion of youth.

©1966 Larry McMurtry (P)1989 Recorded Books

Good story

What did you love best about The Last Picture Show?

The different events that happened were entertaining.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Last Picture Show?

I can,t pick out a single moment but i liked the moments involving Ruth. There was a moment between the coach and Ruth that I found memorable in a negative way. It told me all I needed to know about what a uncaring person he was.

What does John Randolph Jones bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He reads clearly

If you could rename The Last Picture Show, what would you call it?

Death of a small town

Any additional comments?

I would like to take the coach out for dinner and reach across the table and knock his plate In his lap. I would not ask him anything. I did not like him at all.

about young people finding out about sex

excellent writing. young people are obsessed with sex so a book about young people finding out about sex makes sense.

Another Texas Story

This was recommended as a read after I finished “All The Pretty Horses.” The reader read the story much like Jack Webb would have. For all the hype I’ve heard over the years about this story, it was just okay.

Small town Texas...

This book is the truth about small town Texas and the people who grew up there. It was definitely one of the racier books that I have read by McMurtry. Although it left me blushing several times, it was still honest. The truth about small towns is that you escape or you die there, sometimes quickly and other times slowly, both being equally tragic......

Struggles

McMurtry so clearly creates realistic characters and, here, thee struggle between the blinders of youth and the desperate realities of adult life between the poles of joy and despair