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The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
In this award-winning #1 national bestseller, Patrick deWitt spins a violent, lustful, hung-over and humorous odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier.
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Julsmarshall
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Nope, just couldn‘t get into this. Maybe it was because it was on #audio , maybe I‘m just not in the mood, but it is a #readordonate and so bye. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

dabbe #hailthebail 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
Aims42 Seconded @dabbe 😏👏 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Off the list and onto the next!!! 1mo
MaggieCarr I still cringe at the spooned out horse eyeball part. 🫣 1mo
julieclair Out it goes… 👍 1mo
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The_Penniless_Author
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Easy one this month. The Sisters Brothers is my favorite Patrick DeWitt novel and maybe the best book I've read all year.

2. Escape Velocity. I've already read all 5 of Charles Portis's novels, so this collection of articles, short stories, scripts, and other miscellany is the last new-to-me writing of his I'll ever get to read.

Tag @RaeLovesToRead @CBee @Yuki_Onna @dabbe @IuliaC @ImperfectCJ @Ruthiella

TheSpineView I need to read that book. Thanks for playing!❤️📖 4mo
ImperfectCJ Thanks for the tag! 4mo
Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! I also really loved 4mo
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 🤩 And book is #stacked! 4mo
IuliaC Thanks for the tag! I'm also interested in the tagged book 👍🤩 4mo
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The_Penniless_Author
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I noticed many reviewers on Goodreads who didn't care for Undermajordomo Minor mentioned this book as their favorite Patrick DeWitt novel. While I really enjoyed both books, I have to agree this one was a step above. The Charles Portis comparisons are more obvious here, as Portis is the only other author I can think of who's written a western with a similar tone - not exactly surreal, but not wholly realistic; hilarious; violent; and tons of fun!

RaeLovesToRead This was my fave DeWitt so far too! Made me feel like I was living in Red Dead Redemption 4mo
The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead It's the best book I've read in a while. Guess now I need to read everything else he's written! 4mo
RaeLovesToRead I picked up Ablutions in Edinburgh, and I've got The Librarianist too. DeWitt buddy readathon? 4mo
The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead That might be a good idea. I got this one from my local library, so I'll have to see which other ones of his they have. 4mo
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Vansa
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#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz too late for last week,too early for this one!

Absolutely loved the tagged book and it's subversion of the Wild West cliches.

TheLudicReader This book has been on my tbr shelf forever. 8mo
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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I love Patrick deWitt - I haven‘t read this one yet either. He‘s got a new one coming out very soon! 9mo
TheEllieMo @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I‘ve only read one of his so far, it was weird but strangely compelling and made me want to read more 9mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @TheEllieMo, that‘s the one I started with too! I love how he blends genres… and each book is completely different. 9mo
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Shawna
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Eggs Perfect ❤️🥰🖤 (edited) 11mo
CatMS This book was so awesome, I got my bookclub to read and everyone loved loved loved it!!! 11mo
Shawna @CatMS it‘s one of my all time favs 11mo
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Blueberry
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As I scan my list of books read in 2022 I think The Sisters Brothers was my most memorable read. Unusual and some humor. Enjoyable but not necessarily my favorite of the year. My favorites included The Anthropocene Reviewed, The Lincoln Highway, and Five Little Indians.

AmyG Yay! 🎉 1y
WJCintron 😃🙌👏👏 1y
Twainy I enjoyed that book. Congrats! 1y
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Twainy
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🎧 Good audiobook! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Readergrrl This is one of my favorite novels!! 2y
Twainy @Readergirl I didn‘t know what to expect. I really enjoyed it!! 2y
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Blueberry
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1. Arsenic and Adobo
2. Shane and The Sisters Brothers. Both 5 ⭐
3. The Yellow Wallpaper

#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Blueberry
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5 ⭐. I really enjoyed it. Dark and funny.

TieDyeDude Love this book. Love this author! 2y
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Blueberry
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Just started. So far 👍+.

BkClubCare Oh!! Be sure to watch the movie after 2y
BkClubCare (I mean, if you enjoy book-to-film …. It‘s not bad) 2y
Blueberry @BkClubCare Will do 😄. My friend and I do a movie/bookclub together. 2y
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Jilly6183
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Someone on a podcast said this was the funniest book they ever read. I don‘t agree with that but there were some LOL moments. And I liked the idea of a poetic romantic sort of accidentally ending up as a hired gun.

The left is the cover I have, but I think the right one is cooler so I included both!

Dragon Cowboy 🤠 dentist 🦷- who knew 2y
Jilly6183 @Dragon that was one of the better characters for sure! 2y
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K.Wielechowski
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I don‘t know if Charlie and Eli Sisters are bumbling idiots posing as ruthless killers or ruthless killers posing as bumbling idiots.
That being said, the only character in the book I cared about was Tubs, who was a horse.
There were some ok things about the story. Eli had some decent character development but I didn‘t care for the rest. I picked it thinking it was a comedic western, it was more obtuse than funny.

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candority
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My friend told me this is one of her favourite books. I have read a couple other books she has recommended and disliked them, and unfortunately, I disliked this one too. I think it‘s time to admit that our reading tastes differ wildly 😂

2 ⭐️ This was my #DoubleSpin pick for August @TheAromaofBooks

Aims42 Ughhhh, I‘ve got a friend like that too 😕 Love her, but not her tastes in books 3y
candority @Aims42 She doesn‘t like some of favourite types of books either (horror, thriller), so at least we‘re even! I‘m always glad to have a fellow book lover as a friend, even if our tastes don‘t align 3y
Cathythoughts We watched the movie recently, my husband loved it … I liked parts of it but would have bailed ( on the movie ) if I was watching alone 3y
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TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!!! 3y
monalyisha Hi @candority! 👋🏻 I know it‘s early but I‘ve started to see some Holiday swap sign-ups get posted. I‘m wondering if you‘re planning to run the #BestOf2020Swap again — or rather, the #Bestof2021Swap? It was so great last year! Hope you‘re doing okay! ✨💞 (edited) 2y
candority @monalyisha Hey there! I‘ll make a post this week to see how many people are interested. If there‘s enough interest, I‘ll host it again 😊 I hope you‘re doing well too! 🥰 2y
monalyisha @candority Nice! I‘ll help share the good word. 💯 2y
candority @monalyisha thanks! I‘ll tag you in the post tomorrow. 2y
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CuriousG
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Waiting in the car while my husband has physio...hooray for found reading time! Forgot to bring one of the books I'm currently reading but happened to have this in the car so I guess I'm starting another one 🤷‍♀️

BarbaraBB It‘s good! 3y
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Reviewsbylola
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Thank you to @emilyhaldi for including this on her #newyearwhodis list. I‘m not sure I would ever have read this one if not for her.

Westerns, when done right, are so amazingly atmospheric, and The Sisters Brothers is no exception. The brothers are so different, but I found myself drawn to both of them, especially Eli. It takes a great author to get the reader to root for two assassins, but DeWitt accomplishes it. I also loved Tub the horse!

Bookzombie Tub! I really liked this one. 3y
Reviewsbylola He broke my heart. @Bookzombie 3y
Readergrrl Loved this book!! The cover with the black, red, and white graphic design was so cool! 3y
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BarbaraBB Yeah this was a very good read. And I‘ve heard this one is just as good (but haven‘t read it myself): 3y
Reviewsbylola I enjoyed that one, but this one is better IMO. @BarbaraBB 3y
emilyhaldi Yay!!! Glad you liked it. Good old Tub 🖤 3y
emilyhaldi I found it fascinating how different this book was from French Exit. I think DeWitt is a genius. 3y
Reviewsbylola Don‘t act like you gave a shit about Tub. You showed you true feelings last night. 🤣🤣🤣 @emilyhaldi 3y
ValerieAndBooks My copy arrived from book outlet the other day (#blameitonLitsy and you 😂) and I look forward to reading it ! 3y
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Reviewsbylola
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My bath bomb tonight included rosebuds. 😍 #bathandbook

Also, this book is fantastic.

BookNAround I liked this one so much when we read it for book club and I definitely didn‘t expect to at all. 3y
britt_brooke Enjoy! 3y
Reviewsbylola I probably would never have picked it up if it weren‘t for the #newyearwhodis I‘m doing with my sister! @BookNAround 3y
Caryl Yes, this book was such a wonderful surprise! 3y
LeahBergen It‘s so good! 👏🏻 3y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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I've never really been attracted to westerns, but thought I should give this one a go. Especially when I found a signed copy at a thrift store. It was a good read, would recommend. Watching the movie tonight.

BookNAround Noooooo! Skip the movie! A friend and I, who both loved the book when we read it for book club, went to see the movie and left completely baffled by the movie and sad they didn‘t do the book justice at all. 3y
LeahBergen I really enjoyed this book (and have skipped the movie, too @BookNAround !). 3y
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rabbitprincess Ooh a signed copy! Nice! 3y
Tanisha_A I had a gala time reading French Exit. Would like to read this sometime! 😁 3y
TieDyeDude One of my favorite authors! Did you watch the movie? I didn't hate it... 🤷 3y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @TieDyeDude I didn't hate it either. It was just ok. I have a hard time buying John C Reilly in dramatic roles. Had the same issue with the movie version of We Need to Talk About Kevin. 3y
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Reviewsbylola
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The rest of our epic Book Outlet haul! Not pictured, The Puppy Place books that my kids immediately ran off with. 😂

BarbaraBB I‘ve heard good things about 3y
Reagan This book is really amazing! 3y
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MicheleinPhilly Damn, girl. Glad to know COVID hasn‘t slowed your book binging. 😂 3y
Reviewsbylola Totally hasn‘t slowed down my book buying. Just the reading part. 🤪 @MicheleinPhilly (edited) 3y
MicheleinPhilly I don‘t even have COVID and that‘s been in the shitter for me too. 😒 3y
Reviewsbylola So frustrating. It‘s annoying when reading is your escape and you just can‘t do it. @MicheleinPhilly 3y
LeahBergen 😆😆 Yay for The Long View! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Oh, and I ADORE Hitty (and have Savage Appetites waiting on my true crime shelf). 3y
Megabooks Nice!!! You always pick awesome books! 3y
ValerieAndBooks Ooh!! I‘ve been wanting to read The Sisters Brothers, glad to know book outlet has it. Just ordered!! 3y
Reviewsbylola That one was on @emilyhaldi ‘s best of 2020 list and she and I partnered up on our own for #newyearwhodis so obviously I had to grab it! @ValerieAndBooks 3y
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emilyhaldi
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Finally narrowed down my #20best2020 list 🎊
There are a couple that I can‘t believe were read THIS year!! I devoured Into Thin Air in January during my beach vacation... back when I was young and naive and life was good 🍹🏝
We did get a lot of reading time this year though, didn‘t we! 😅

Cinfhen Oh wow!! This is a very scholarly list 🙌🏻love it!!! So many NYRB editions😁And yes, Covid gave us more indoor time, which definitely upped my reading year ☺️ 3y
LeahBergen Ooo, some of my faves are here! 👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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BarbaraBB We love such similar books! I have read 12 of these so will have to tackle the others! Especially interested in Lucy Gayheart, Wish her Safe at Home and Begin Again. 3y
Jess Wow, what a great reading year for you! French Exit really surprised me and I can‘t wait for the movie. 3y
emilyhaldi @Jess when I think back on my favorites, French Exit is really up there & Sisters Brothers is in the top 3!!! If you haven‘t read that one yet give it a try. 3y
emilyhaldi @BarbaraBB I agree we seem to have similar reading tastes! I will be reading several of your recommendations over the coming weeks 🤗 3y
BarbaraBB Looking forward to another year comparing books with you. Have a happy new year Em 💚🍾🍀 3y
batsy To the Lighthouse, Persuasion, Lucy Gayheart and Jane Eyre 😍 Wonderful selection here. 3y
emilyhaldi @BarbaraBB Happy New Year to you!! 🪅🍾🎊 3y
emilyhaldi @batsy I tried to get some good classics in the mix this year 🤓 To the Lighthouse was a surprise fav!!! 3y
Reviewsbylola Into Thin Air was phenomenal! 3y
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Deblovestoread
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#3books #mademelaugh

I still can‘t get over how much I loved The Sisters Brothers, charming in a weird way and funny. Jenny Lawson always makes me laugh (and cry). One for the Money is laugh out loud funny.

OriginalCyn620 😂📚😂 4y
Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira I had forgotten about that one but definitely funny 😄 4y
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Argon
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I didn‘t know much about this book when I started reading it. I‘m not a big fan of the western genre and the writing style is a bit odd, but as I got into the book I felt like it worked well. The book definitely doesn‘t romanticize the Wild West and being written from the perspective of the “bad guy” made it more interesting. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this read. 7.5/10

#coolcoverart

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira I also really enjoyed this book a few years back. 4y
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reluctantangeleno
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I. Adore. This. Book. This was my second time reading it, and I loved it even more this time. It's both funny and melancholy, both a great adventure story and a look inward...it's just so fantastic. ❤

I picked this up to re-read because I knew it would help with my coronavirus reading slump!

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Cuilin
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This book is described as a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850‘s American frontier. Nope not for me I thought. It pays homage to the classic western. I do not like westerns, yet this book transcends it labels. I loved it 🤷‍♀️ so much #sequelplease #biblioMaynia

Cathythoughts Sounds good !! I‘m waiting for my copy to arrive .... looking forward to starting it soon 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
bio_chem06 I was a little disappointed with this read. I didn't hate it, but I just didn't think it was as good as everyone else seemed to think. However, I'm going to read more Patrick DeWitt because his writing was great. 4y
Cuilin @bio_chem06 I understand as I know my liking partially comes from the delight of surprise but I‘d still read a sequel. 4y
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bio_chem06
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Finished this book today. I'm a little indifferent. 🤷‍♀️ I didn't dislike it but I still don't understand the hype. Maybe it just wasn't my genre?

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bio_chem06
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I screen grabbed this from Instagram because I thought it spoke so much truth.

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TheEllieMo
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I must get round to reading this, because I loved Undermajordomo Minor by the same author.

#AboutSiblings
#BiblioMAYnia
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
KathyWheeler I haven‘t read Undermajordomo Minor, but have read The Sisters Brothers (which I loved) and French Exit (which was okay). I hope you enjoy this. (edited) 4y
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BiblioLitten
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Cowboy noir? Now that‘s a first! 🤠
I had stacked this one when I was looking for books for the #covercrush tag.
I liked French Exit by the same author and I hope I like this one too.
#currentread

rabbitprincess I loved this one! The cover is fab too, I agree 😊 4y
batsy It's such a great cover! 4y
Tanisha_A I read thE French Exit, and absolutely loved it. Want to read more by this author. Will look out for your review. 😃 4y
BiblioLitten @Tanisha_A When I picked it up I didn‘t realise that I had already read French Exit. Now that I know I‘m more eager to read this one. 😊 4y
BookNAround I loved this one. Don‘t waste your time on the movie though! 4y
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Amandajoy
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I actually finished more books in March than I thought!

SamAnne What a varied selection! Loved She Said and The Feather Thief. 4y
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emilyhaldi
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It‘s finally porch-swing-reading weather!! and this book has me feeling all kinds of feels 😭😯🥰

mcctrish This book is a WILD ride 4y
bio_chem06 I chose this book for my book club in a few months. So I gather the group will be satisfied? 4y
ljuliel Excellent book. 4y
emilyhaldi Yes!!! @bio_chem06 lots to unpack here... Dewitt is brilliant 🙌🏻 4y
Reviewsbylola I need to borrow. 4y
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TheLudicReader
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@TheAromaofBooks Here‘s my list for the #bookspin.

TheAromaofBooks Ooo you have some good ones! I'll be excited to see which one gets drawn. I'll tag you next Sunday with the number!! 😊 4y
TheLudicReader It was hard to choose 20, @TheAromaofBooks ! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Right?? I have piles of books everywhere, plus more that I don't own on various lists to someday check out from the library! 😆 I think for #BookSpin I am going to focus on my pile of most recent arrivals. 4y
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ElaineR Ohh you've got some fantastic books here. What one do you have to read for #bookspin? 4y
TheLudicReader Although I should be reading my book club book right now, I started the #bookspin book today. I'm so fickle, @ElaineR 🙄 4y
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Reagan
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Planning to start the tagged tonight. I have finally finished wrapping. Here is the tree... I‘m ashamed and proud of the number of books under there haha!

I can‘t wait to finish the last couple of days of work, out on my pyjamas and read all the books!

Bookzombie Beautiful tree and wrapping! Also, I really liked the tagged book. 4y
Freespirit That's a lovely tree❤️ 4y
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MrBook
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#BookNDinner! #Thai Edition. Accompaniment this fine, cool evening: pad thai with beef, and Thai iced tea. MMMmmm 😋 Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

cjk Thai iced tea 😍😍😍😍 4y
vivastory You're at almost 1million litfluence. Is Litsy 1Mil compatible? 😬😱😂#y2kjokes 4y
MrBook @vivastory 🙈☺️ We‘ll find out 😁! All I know is that I‘m compatible with every darn Litten who wants to be my friend! 😌 4y
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Bklover Oh I‘m so glad to see you! I‘ve been off for a few weeks and it‘s so comforting to see your Books n Dinner posts. ❤️❤️ (edited) 4y
MrBook @Bklover The pleasure is always mine. Missed you tremendously! I hope you‘re well. 🤗🤗🤗 4y
booksandsympathy I love Thai food 😍. I got my dad this book years ago, but haven't read it myself. 4y
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Skeeterisme
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I love this cover so much ♥️♥️♥️ #7days7covers Day 1 #favorite #perfect @sblbooks thanks for the invite @Becker Wanna join the fun? A cover a day and tag someone to play along!

Ruthiella I picked this one too! It‘s brilliant!😍 5y
marleed That cover is so cool! 5y
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TheEllieMo
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I haven‘t read the Sisters #Brothers yet, but I have Undermajordomo Minor, which was weird but captivating.

#SoulSeptember @Eggs

Eggs Great choice 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Ruthiella
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#7days7covers #covercrush

If you haven‘t already been tagged yet @ljuliel would you like to play and post a cover you love each day for seven days with no explanation?

LeahBergen I love this cover, too. 👍🏻 5y
batsy So cool 👌🏽 5y
Ruthiella @LeahBergen I know. I hope the designer won an award or something!😀 5y
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Ruthiella @batsy Totally! 😎 5y
madamereadsalot1 This is one of my absolute favorite covers too! 5y
madamereadsalot1 It's such a great book. I think it doesn't get enough attention and affection! 5y
sudi This one looks so cool 😎 5y
Ruthiella @sudi Thanks! It was also kind of a fun read if one can say that about a book where the main characters are contract killers!😀😨😍 5y
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Jas16
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None of the books I was planning to read today were keeping my attention so I picked up this one and was 50 pages in in what seemed like a second. Two hired killer brothers are tracking down their next target but one of them is rethinking his choice of profession. I love a good western and was instantly smitten with Eli‘s narration. I need to seek out the movie next.

BookNAround The book was amazing. The movie was terrible! 5y
Jas16 @BookNAround oh no! That is so disappointing! 5y
BookNAround @jas16 I know! I went to see it with a friend who also loved the book and we walked out of the movie so baffled and disappointed by how they destroyed/ignored everything that made the book work. 5y
jillrhudy I thought this was FABULOUS. Best book I've read all year so far. 5y
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Lucas.Rencher
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The Sisters Brothers were famous headhunters in the Oregon/California area. The book follows Eli and Charlie as they hunt down Hermann Warm. Warm is a chemist and pioneer during the California gold rush. The story contained action, comedy, and heartbreak with a satisfying ending. I would highly recommend it to anybody looking for an exciting Western. 🔫🕵

Rachel.Rencher This one sounds really good 🤓 5y
SW-T I enjoyed this one. Think it was nominated for a MannBooker prize when it came out. 5y
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Limelite
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This is no John Wayne western. Cowboy noir has arrived. DeWitt is able to create sympathy for dim bulb Eli and hair-raising horror for too wily for his own good Charlie in this picaresque/psycho-drama destined to become a cult classic.. Eli Sisters is a cross between Forrest Gump and a questioning Socrates on horseback, Smith and Wesson at his side, a seemingly simple-minded anti-hero who leads an examined life.

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Limelite
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Not your John Wayne western. A new genre. I call it “western noir.“
5 👍

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jillrhudy
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Wild and weird. I still don‘t know why, but I absolutely loved it. #Western #GoldRush #blackhumor

Deblovestoread I listened to it on audio earlier this month and loved it too! So unexpected. 5y
KathyWheeler It‘s a great book. 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#wherehaveallthecowboysgone ? Perhaps these two paid assassins would know...not that they cared, their job is to find and kill. Haven‘t read this, but it sounds crazy fun!

#lilithjuly

Eyelit I really liked this book. Have been meaning to check out the movie - but am afraid it won‘t do the book justice... cause movies rarely do 🙄😄 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @Eyelit should be fun to watch, great cast. 😉 5y
TheEllieMo I haven‘t read this one, but have read another by De Witt. I enjoyed it but it was a little odd in places. To the extent that my book club now use the phrase “it‘s all gone a bit De Witt” when things go a bit weird!😂😂 5y
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Cinfhen I‘ve always loved this title!! I have this book by Dewitt on my kindle that‘s meant to be fun 👉🏼 5y
Dragon I enjoyed this one 👍🐉 5y
KarenUK @cinfhen Ditto to both.... 😊 5y
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jillrhudy
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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Somebody explain. I don't like violence or Westerns or psychos or killing sprees or hired guns or the #GoldRush but I love this book. I took it up because other Littens liked it and I like two of the author's other books pretty well, “Final Exit“ especially. Charlie and Eli have me m-e-s-m-e-r-i-z-e-d. I can't put it down and I can't figure it out. It could not be less “me.“ Why oh why? #western #blackhumor

mcctrish I feel the same way about this book 5y
Aimeesue Clearly the clever double image cover has you mesmerized. 5y
jillrhudy @mcctrish We Litsy to feel that we are not alone!
5y
jillrhudy @Aimeesue It's a great cover. Highly stylized. There are two kinds of popular covers now, the super stark with iconography, and the kind with flowers, hair, parts of animals, vines, and so forth woven through the text of the title--which I don't care for AT ALL. Anything that impedes readability is not a librarian's favorite thing. You can't assume great eyesight on the part of the public. 5y
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M.V
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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Western but not spaghetti, some strange merge of genres, that at first I did not know what to make of. I still don't, but I liked it, and think a lot of people ought to read it.

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AnneFindsJoy
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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#readingUSA2019 adding 12 more books to my tally! Tagged book is a western set in Oregon. It was quirky, dark humor, I enjoyed it!

BarbaraBB I read this one too for Oregon! Great map. How was the Prince book? 5y
Librarybelle You‘re doing great! And, I really like the representation between author and setting. 5y
AnneFindsJoy @BarbaraBB I liked the Prince book a lot! Mayte is a sweet soul , and she told her story very honestly and with grace! And It was fun to get a peek into Prince‘s world! 5y
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Aims42
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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A solid “meh”. I didn‘t hate it nor did I absolutely love it. It was a quick read and I found myself reading 50 pages at a time without even realizing it. I‘d say 3.5 stars out of 5; worth reading if you can borrow a copy but not worth buying (or paying over $0.50, which is how much I paid LOL)

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Gonna watch the movie? 5y
MaggieCarr I about lost my stomach at the horse's eye + spoon section. Totally agree with your review. 5y
Aims42 @TobeyTheScavengerMonk I'm not sure yet. I rarely like movies made from books, but since I didn't love this book to begin with, maybe I would enjoy the movie....? Jury's still out LOL 5y
Aims42 @MaggieCarr Yeahhhhh, I saw where that paragraph was going and skimmed to the end of it 😖 Yuck!!! 5y
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Aims42
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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It begins.
(5/15/2019)💚📚🍷

LeahBergen It‘s a good one! 👍🏻 5y
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madamereadsalot1
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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I'm late to the #MayMadness game, but purely by coincidence I started today's #BooktoMovie challenge and decided to participate. I've been itching to see this movie since I heard it was being adapted, but I'm only now getting to it. It's one of my top 10 favorite books and the casting for the brothers are literally who I had pictured them as when I read it first all those years ago.

@Clwojick @TheReadingMermaid @RadicalReader

Clwojick 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! That book cover looks so familiar to me, but I know I haven‘t read it yet. STACKED! 😅 My TBR is out of control 🤣 5y
madamereadsalot1 @Clwojick mine is nuts too! But I gotta say this one is so worth the read. DeWitt has a unique style of story telling. I drool over this book. It may even be in my top 5. 5y
Clwojick Oh god, that‘s a commitment! I have such a hard time choosing favourites, so it must be good 💓 5y
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rabbitprincess
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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I've read this twice and loved it both times. Eli makes a strangely charming narrator, and there is a good deal of wry humour. I'd recommend it if you liked the Coen brothers' version of True Grit or that kind of humour.
Content warning: animal with an eye injury 😖

BiblioLitten I read French Exit, but I‘m more curious about this one. 5y
Dragon 😀🐉 5y
LeahBergen Such a great read! 👍🏻 5y
rabbitprincess @BiblioLitten French Exit is also on my list! And I have Undermajordomo Minor as well (not yet read). @Dragon 😊 @LeahBergen It is! I was amazed at how little I remembered of the second half, though. Maybe I was so traumatized by the eye injury that everything after it was forgotten. 5y
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Redheadrambles
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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Panpan

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Nobody could have been more surprised than me to discover I was going to struggle mightily with this writing style. Right from the start words like wooden, blank, monotonous and yes pocourante crossed my mind. I tried to engage but frankly the entire enterprise bored me silly, minus a few grimly memorable acts of violence and bad luck.
Some kind of point beyond an arch subversion of the Western myth would also have been welcome.