TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (Larry McMurtry) - Aug. 1/21

 In the end, I did enjoy this book, although it's just so darn long and so much emphasis is placed on Aurora's relationships with her various suitors. The relationship between Aurora and Emma is the highlight, and I thought it was interesting that McMurtry devoted the last chunk of the novel to Emma's solo exploits and her eventual death (which was surprisingly moving). (The portrayal of dying was unlike anything I've seen/read before, as McMurtry does a good job of exploring the exhaustion of slowly fading away.) *** out of ****