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Not bad, just not my thing. A romp through Oregon and California during the Gold Rush, along with the Sisters brothers, who are ruthless killers. The cover art was my favorite part. That shouldn't keep you from trying it. I think others would like it more than I did.
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Kind of a mix of Clint Eastwood's movie Unforgiven and something from Cormac McCarthy. Patrick DeWitt uses the old west as a back drop for a narrative on greed, violence and power.
Eli and Charlie Sisters head for San Francisco with murder in mind and reputation that inspires fear. One step behind their prey, the brothers arrive in gold rush era San Francisco, to find a town people can't spend their gold rush dollars fast enough. When the brothers meet their man, events force them to re-examine ...more
Eli and Charlie Sisters head for San Francisco with murder in mind and reputation that inspires fear. One step behind their prey, the brothers arrive in gold rush era San Francisco, to find a town people can't spend their gold rush dollars fast enough. When the brothers meet their man, events force them to re-examine ...more
The Sisters Brothers work as the muscle for a powerful mna in Oregon named the Commodore. They have just been given the job of killing a man in San Francisco. The story of their journey is related in the first person by the more sensitive brother. The language and the descriptions of the times and the mores were very well done.
Not my cuppa. I'm sure others think this book is great fun. All I could see in my head is the slapstick movie Hollywood will probably make of it. Yawn. If it hadn't been a book club choice I'd have abandoned it.
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I loved the humor and the characters. The relationship between the two brothers is priceless.
A satisfying Western about two brothers at a crossroads.
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