The Last Picture Show

An almost-true story about a small town in Texas that doesn’t exist, but should. With characters like Sam the Lion, the delectable Jacy, and Ruth Popper, the coach’s wife, and set in a small, dusty, Texas town, The Last Picture Show introduced the characters of Jacy, Duane, and Sonny: teenagers stumbling toward adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love. Populated by a wonderful cast of eccentrics and animated by McMurtry’s wry and raucous humor, The Last Picture Show is a wild, heartbreaking, and poignant novel that resonates with the magical passion of youth.