The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt.
Someone described it as Cormac M. with a sense of humor.
I see a funny, dark True Grit.
I'm about a third of the way through it and really liking it a lot.
I highly recommend it at this point. Something may go terribly wrong but I doubt it.
Don
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt.
Brief summary:
This is a strong pre Civil War western thriller
In 1851 the Commodore directs his vicious hired guns Charlie and Eli Sisters to kill prospector Hermann Kermit Warm. The siblings head from Oregon City through San Francisco to Sierra foothills where Warm has a Gold mining claim.
Their trek south is wrought with danger and adventures whether it is in the wilderness or the saloons. From a witch who curses the duo to drunken females who entice them, The Sisters brothers are starting to understand human existence is more than just birth and death as they elude a horde of fur trappers out to kill them.
This is a strong pre Civil War western thriller starring two interesting brothers. The key to the insightful look at the underbelly of the Pacific coast circa 1850s story line is how the readers' attitude towards the Sisters changes through the course of the tale. Initially, the siblings seem like brutal cold killers (Liberty Valance comes to mind). Soon as their back story becomes known; as well as the affectionate caring for one another and Eli's tenderness to a woman surface, fans realize there is more to the brothers in this super mid nineteenth century Americana.
Thanks Prior, gonna read it on my nook!
No wonder you walk everywhere.
You should get a donkey to keep you company
and carry your stuff. Take a load off dude.
That pack looks like it would get heavy after a while.
Reminds me of Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
(Don't go for my gold!)
Grasshopper
The next time I jungle up in Corpus Christi, I'll ask for you at the mission.
Michigan Slim
