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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Donna Tartt, and it was fantastic. I love the style of the book and the narration of the audiobook. Another writer recommended the book to me, saying it was one of their favourite books. I can see why. The story, and the way it is so artfully told, will stay with me.
Every Charles Portis book I’ve read is like 80% weird guys talking bullshit about nothing to each other, it rules
Finished this one up sitting by the window in my hotel room in Vegas this morning, a couple hours before me and Lauren got married
Finished this one up sitting by the window in my hotel room in Vegas this morning, a couple hours before me and Lauren got married
One of the best books I've read in years. Loved it!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Taut storytelling and memorable lines...also one of the few works of fiction I can think of which has been so faithfully adapted to film.
Read this as a kid and loved it, although I think I missed the point a little. Still like it now.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't really have an excuse for taking 8 days to read a 255-page book that really is written at a pretty breakneck pace once the meat of the story starts. Actually that's a lie; my excuse is that I had two job offers this week and so I spent a lot of this week vibrating with anxiety, finding myself literally unable to sit still and read over my lunch break like I usually do. (I did finally accept one of them and put in my notice; now the anxiety tremor is slightly more manageable, and I finished this, so.)
Mattie is a pretty badass character, very headstrong and really judgmental; she's the kind of young lady that if she can't find someone to do her bidding, she'll threaten and pay off and cajole you until you give in to what she wants, or she'll do the damn thing herself. I read the first part where she's negotiating the return of her recently-perished father's recently-acquired ponies, and she's basically demanding what she wants, absolutely no shame. And I thought, I could learn a lot from this girl, especially in light of said job offers. I'll admit, I want people to like me and don't want to rock the boat unless there's a really good reason to do so. Mattie does not give two shits if people like her, she finds some dudes who want to capture the guy who shot her father and they ride off west to capture him, and ... shenanigans ensue (except that it's very rugged and outdoorsy and Wild West, so "shenanigans" doesn't really capture the vibe). It's very violent, lots of people get shot, lots of pieces of people get amputated.
This was for book club; I would not have picked it up otherwise. I liked it, didn't love it. I definitely skimmed a little bit when there were big chunks where Rooster was talking about his service during the Civil War, but I find people talking about their military service kind of dull.
Mattie is a pretty badass character, very headstrong and really judgmental; she's the kind of young lady that if she can't find someone to do her bidding, she'll threaten and pay off and cajole you until you give in to what she wants, or she'll do the damn thing herself. I read the first part where she's negotiating the return of her recently-perished father's recently-acquired ponies, and she's basically demanding what she wants, absolutely no shame. And I thought, I could learn a lot from this girl, especially in light of said job offers. I'll admit, I want people to like me and don't want to rock the boat unless there's a really good reason to do so. Mattie does not give two shits if people like her, she finds some dudes who want to capture the guy who shot her father and they ride off west to capture him, and ... shenanigans ensue (except that it's very rugged and outdoorsy and Wild West, so "shenanigans" doesn't really capture the vibe). It's very violent, lots of people get shot, lots of pieces of people get amputated.
This was for book club; I would not have picked it up otherwise. I liked it, didn't love it. I definitely skimmed a little bit when there were big chunks where Rooster was talking about his service during the Civil War, but I find people talking about their military service kind of dull.