The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
The Last Picture Show
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Larry McMurtry
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The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show #1

Larry McMurtry

256 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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The Last Picture Show (1966) is both a rambunctious coming-of-age story and an elegy to a forlorn Texas town trying to keep its one movie house alive. Adapted into the Oscar-winning film, this masterpiece immortalizes the lives of the hardscrabbl...

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Community Reviews

3.89
based on 1,409 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

sad: 73%

reflective: 70%

dark: 29%

funny: 26%

challenging: 15%

adventurous: 10%

tense: 9%

lighthearted: 5%

relaxing: 3%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
85% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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