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The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt
A hired killer with the soul of a poet, that is Eli Sisters. A ruthless killer with ambition, but who became that way to protect his family, that is Charlie Sisters. A gritty, melancholic story with dark humor, a ‘noir western’, that is The Sisters Brother.
When I was thinking of how to describe what I just read, the phrase noir western popped in my head. I had never seen such a description, to my recollection, so I researched the phrase. Of course, there is such a thing and, of course, No Country For Old Men, was given as one example. I completely understand why people would suggest that the Cohen Brothers would be interested in the Sisters Brothers. (Heck, maybe in another reality they ARE the Sisters Brothers!)
The voices in this Western felt authentic, as well as the hardships and excitement depicted throughout - after all it was during California’s gold rush era. Life must have been both extremely exciting and extremely tough. But there were other, introspective questions posed like how a person’s decisions move them through life and can that person take control of the direction they are headed in? Or, maybe, what do we owe family?
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It took me on a different path.
When I was thinking of how to describe what I just read, the phrase noir western popped in my head. I had never seen such a description, to my recollection, so I researched the phrase. Of course, there is such a thing and, of course, No Country For Old Men, was given as one example. I completely understand why people would suggest that the Cohen Brothers would be interested in the Sisters Brothers. (Heck, maybe in another reality they ARE the Sisters Brothers!)
The voices in this Western felt authentic, as well as the hardships and excitement depicted throughout - after all it was during California’s gold rush era. Life must have been both extremely exciting and extremely tough. But there were other, introspective questions posed like how a person’s decisions move them through life and can that person take control of the direction they are headed in? Or, maybe, what do we owe family?
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It took me on a different path.