Thread: Looking for Dark Gritty Western
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Old 12-22-2014, 10:42 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by jason.jackal View Post
Folks:
I am looking for dark and gritty westerns, which are similar in atmosphere to the spaghetti westerns of the 60s: Good the Bad and the Ugly, Fist Full of Dollars, Django, etc.

I have never purchase or read a western; however, some seem pretty love originated or cheesy.

Looking for recommendations

Thanks
JJ
Some decent recommendations already. Though I think I would only read Blood Meridian if I wanted to never read another Western... mainly I think McCarthy is just too dark for the book to be a fun read (Not saying the man is not talented, just not my cup of tea). I am going to recommend Lonesome Dove; its a long read but easily one of the best novels I have ever read. It can be very dark sometimes. Larry McMurtry can kill his characters quickly and without mercy, but the novel is also filled with humor and adventure.

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