Language, thought, and reality vs Lonesome Dove: Which Should You Read?
Language, thought, and reality
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Writings by the pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf, including his famous work on the Hopi language as well as general reflections on language and meaning. The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the…
Lonesome Dove
“WHEN AUGUSTUS CAME OUT on the porch the blue pigs were eating a rattlesnake-not a very big one.”
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Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry, the author of Terms of Endearment, is his long-awaited masterpiece, the major noel at last of the American West as it really was. A love story, an adventure, an American epic, Lonesome…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Lonesome Dove highest: Lonesome Dove 4.5 · Language, thought, and reality 4.0.
- Language, thought, and reality is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 17 for Lonesome Dove.
- Lonesome Dove has the widest readership — 1776 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Language, thought, and reality | Lonesome Dove | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (369) | 1.9 (7) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.6 (539) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1776) |
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Reception
| Language, thought, and reality | Lonesome Dove | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 369 | 1776 |
| Editions | 34 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1885 | — |
| Reading it now | 76 | — |
| Written reviews | 24 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 66436 |
| Pages | 278 | 945 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Language, thought, and reality or Lonesome Dove?
Lonesome Dove has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Lonesome Dove 4.5/5, Language, thought, and reality 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Language, thought, and reality or Lonesome Dove?
Language, thought, and reality is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Language, thought, and reality (278 pages, ≈ 5 h 09 m); Lonesome Dove (945 pages, ≈ 17 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Language, thought, and reality or Lonesome Dove?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Language, thought, and reality: Moderate; Lonesome Dove: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Language, thought, and reality: no film adaptation on record; Lonesome Dove: 2 film adaptations.