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Robotswithpersonality
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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Mehso-so

Mixed feelings on this one. I continue to enjoy Patrick Dewitt's writing talent; this book has a particular style, different from The Librarianist, but seamless in matching the tone of the book: at once snappy and brutal, occasionally meandering and contemplative. It feels like DeWitt set out to write something that echoes the first generation of westerns/adventure books, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? but wanted to make it a little more honest, or just dark, in confronting the lonely, hardscrabble existence and prevalent greed of gray morality/amoral gunmen amidst gold rush prospectors. I had a rough time with the level of animal cruelty casually discussed, even as the narrator seemed to fluctuate in his levels of apathy and shame regarding the treatment of his horse. 14h
Robotswithpersonality 3/? Suffice to say there's a not particularly enlightened view of sex workers demonstrated. Less a moral tale of bad people coming to bad endings, than a tale of equity, everybody's struggling, likely to do wrong, grasp what they can, and moments of tenderness between brothers, friends or potential lovers are short-lived. 14h
Robotswithpersonality 4/4 I can't see recommending it because a key element to my overall rating of a book is how I feel throughout, but I can't fault it on a narrative or technical level. It told a story in a unique way with a specific ending that feels purposeful. 🤷🏼‍♂️

⚠️animal death, animal cruelty, fatphobia, racism, slur, alcoholism, gore
14h
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Robotswithpersonality
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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“Her laughter and this cold, fresh air...“
A good combination.

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Robotswithpersonality
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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“We take turns.“ 😬🤦🏼‍♂️

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Booksbymybed
The country beyond | James Oliver Curwood
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Pickpick

I‘ve loved this book when I was a kid. And bought it in English a while ago, but reread it for the first time only now. And it was amazing. Very vivid depiction of the Canadian wilderness (I even looked up the places), gripping adventure, gorgeous romance. The dog‘s POV was masterfully woven into the narrative. I am immensely thankful for that ray of literary light in a truly horrible week that just passed.

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Chars
Lonesome Dove: A Novel | Larry McMurtry
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Pickpick

None of McMurtry‘s characters feel typical or cliche. They‘re too real, glinting faulted. Call is a leader, rugged and resolute. To others, he is a coward. Gus with all his charm and bravery fills the role of a gentleman, yet forever remains a rambler without much direction.

I started to say that McMurtry writes women well but really, he writes people well. He treats the women characters the same as the men, full and human.

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Hooked_on_books
West: A Novel | Carys Davies
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Pickpick

Like others here, I wanted to read more from Davies after Clear. I liked this one, a novel of obsession, the expansiveness of men‘s lives and the rapid narrowing of girls‘s as they become women. The ending is a tad preposterous but I liked it.

squirrelbrain Yes, I agree, the ending didn‘t quite fit… 2w
BarbaraBB I agree too. It‘s not as good as Clear 2w
BkClubCare I just found this in our FriendsOftheLibrary bookstore, shelved in Westerns alongside Louis Lamour and Larry McMurtry 😊 2w
Hooked_on_books @BkClubCare I think it could legitimately be called a western. And it‘s my kind of western! 2w
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dabbe
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Eggs Perfection 🖤🩸🖤 3w
dabbe @Eggs 🖤🎃🖤 3w
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CloakNQuill
Red Rabbit | Alex Grecian
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@ImperfectCJ tysm!!!! obsessed with this book sleeve 😍💀 then to top it off with the perfect books. I can not wait to devour Red Rabbit. The feather bookmark is already in my current read 💕

Happy opening day everyone!! @MaleficentBookDragon #ahrs24 #allhallowsreadswap

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Erinreadsthebooks
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Pickpick

Every star ever available goes to this book! “Conquering this classic” with From the Front Porch podcast has been one of the best reading experiences of my whole life. I‘m practically a cowgirl now. Who knew I belong on the range?! 🤠

Tamra Isn‘t it fabulous?! 4w
Allyneedsbooks 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 4w
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Erinreadsthebooks
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“…an undertaker in a black hat and blue bow tie…had even waxed his mustache and was altogether too shiny for Call‘s taste.”