Patrick Dewitt has fashioned a very satisfying western with the story of two brothers who have carved out lives as henchman for the mysterious Commodore. Their current assignment is to take care of a Mr. Warm, a gold miner in California.
On the way from Oregon to Sacramento to fulfill their assignment, they meet lots of colorful characters and Eli especially begins to question their mission in life.
THE SISTER BROTHERS updates the classic western by adding a lot of humor that is not at the expense of a good tale. All the expected elements are here but tweaked a bit. The writing is excellent and the early blood-letting gives way to a more mature appreciation of a life examined. Highly recommended.
Links to more reviews can be found at Barrie Summy's blog.
9 comments:
I read THE SISTERS BROTHERS and appreciated the noir elements.
I have seen a couple of great reviews of this one. It took such a long time for me to get the point of the title, but perhaps that´s just because I am so used to students who leave out the apostrophes ;)
I like that plot. I'll be loading it up to Kindle.
Sounds good. sounds unusual and that piques my interest.
I love the cover on this one! Sounds intriguing... :)
Short and sweet review!
I do love a California novel!
Humorous Western! Sounds fun.
I tend not to read mystery novels by men. They are often too graphic for me. I'll have to think about this one!
Have you seen the TV series Grimm? We've been enjoying it, seeing as we are housebound, with hubby sick!
Love all your reviews and movie suggestions! Great work!
Cheers from Cottage Country!
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