Those familiar with Duane, who originally showed up in "Texasville" will find this story a bit sad though quirky in typical McMurtry style. And while I'd love to say its on par with others he's written, it's not. Having read many of his books, I find similar personalities and life views of his characters especially with the males. It would be easy to interchange Duane with Gus from "Lonesome Dove" or Jack from "Cadillac Jack". Regardless while pleasant, this story pales in comparison to Terms of Endearment or Dove. It's 'light reading', has a few chuckles but its not Larry's best work. ( )

Of the five in the “Duane Moore series” — Last Picture, Texasville, Duane’s Depressed, When the Light Goes and this one — Rhino Ranch is clearly the weakest, sloppy in editing and proofing and aimless. It reminded me of a TV sitcom that is good in spots, but can’t sustain its quality for an entire season. In a way, I guess, the entire series is like a 5-season sitcom, with each season after Texasville unable to capture the best of the first two books.

I forgive McMurtry for almost anything, however ... even this. ( )

Another fun book by LM! Finished 24 June 2021. ( )

I've heard that men think about sex 95% of the time, Yep. ( )

This is the first McMurty book I've read. It is: easy to read, has lots and lots of short chapters, has decent character development, and kind of a sad story.

One comment, McMurty uses an odd method of writing dialog that I found disconcerting; he would right a line of dialog for a character and then continue with the character talking in the next sentence. It was jarring enough that I had to re-read several times as I kept losing the thread of who was speaking. ( )