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The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt
"Sometimes, if I drink too much, and I'm feeling low, a part of me wants to die," ~ The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt.
'The Sisters Brothers' by Patrick deWitt is a glorious Western odyssey of two infamous hired killers, Eli and Charlie Sisters, in 1850's America. Their task; to travel to California in the middle of the Gold Rush to murder a man. Their journey; one of love and loathing, self-discovery and sorrow, tragedy and misadventure.
Both brothers are killers. It's what they do and it's what they're good at. But Eli wants a change of pace. He wants to settle down, find himself a lady, enjoy a slower pace of life that's not so full of death and despair. He's a good man beneath the psychotic murdering exterior. Charlie, however, has a thirst for blood and booze and ambitions above his station.
The characters throughout this book are brilliant. From Eli and Charlie, to the whole menagerie of townsfolk, wanderers and ne'er-do-wells they meet (and often murder) along the way.
This is an excellent book that is at times funny, depressing, abhorrent, captivating, gritty, violent and a hell of a lot of fun. It makes you feel for a murderer and truly explores Eli's feelings and emotions, his love for his brother and horse and his need for something more from life.
I'm glad I discovered this little gem of a book. Now I really want to read more of deWitt's books. And maybe even some more Westerns.
'The Sisters Brothers' by Patrick deWitt is a glorious Western odyssey of two infamous hired killers, Eli and Charlie Sisters, in 1850's America. Their task; to travel to California in the middle of the Gold Rush to murder a man. Their journey; one of love and loathing, self-discovery and sorrow, tragedy and misadventure.
Both brothers are killers. It's what they do and it's what they're good at. But Eli wants a change of pace. He wants to settle down, find himself a lady, enjoy a slower pace of life that's not so full of death and despair. He's a good man beneath the psychotic murdering exterior. Charlie, however, has a thirst for blood and booze and ambitions above his station.
The characters throughout this book are brilliant. From Eli and Charlie, to the whole menagerie of townsfolk, wanderers and ne'er-do-wells they meet (and often murder) along the way.
This is an excellent book that is at times funny, depressing, abhorrent, captivating, gritty, violent and a hell of a lot of fun. It makes you feel for a murderer and truly explores Eli's feelings and emotions, his love for his brother and horse and his need for something more from life.
I'm glad I discovered this little gem of a book. Now I really want to read more of deWitt's books. And maybe even some more Westerns.