![]() The brothers bicker constantly about money, the job, their horses, and each other's personalities. Hard-nosed, plainspoken Charlie, more impulsive and aggressive than his younger brother Eli, has a fondness for binge drinking and appears remorseless about the crimes he commits.Įli, contemplative and often sentimental, admires and looks up to Charlie but finds himself at odds with Charlie's apparent nonchalance about the directions their lives are taking. In 1851, Eli and Charlie Sisters, a pair of assassins of minor repute, are hired by a wealthy businessman known only as "the Commodore" to travel from Oregon City to California in order to murder a gold rush prospector named Hermann Kermit Warm, who is described to them as a "thief". The Sisters Brothers (2011) is a historical novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. Hard-nosed, plainspoken Charlie, more impulsive and aggressive than his younger brother E The Sisters Brothersو Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothersو Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (2011) is a historical novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. It was moved by his candid feelings and could not help but sympathize with Eli, despite him being a killer.more I cannot exactly pinpoint what I loved so much about this book but I guess it is the story telling and the introspect into Eli’s feelings about his job, his brother and the relationship with his horse. The story is told by Eli, and oh, it is such a beautiful voice. Eli, on the other hand, is sensitive, loves his brother, cares for his horses, does not enjoy killing people uselessly and his dream is to settle down with a woman. ![]() Charlie is bossy, impulsive, a bit of psychopath, loves to drink and does not hold too much respect for his brother. The novel presents their journey to California and their adventures during the time spent there.Įli and Charlie could not be more different from each other. They are hired to find and kill a prospector in San Francisco. The Sisters brothers are Eli and Charlie, 2 famous paid killers working for the Commodore. That evening, I started to browse the only western I owned ( if I don't count the Gunslinger) and I found myself in love with the author's voice right from the start. When I was little I used to enjoy Karl May but that was the last time I immersed myself into this genre. I was watching a western comedy with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson when I thought that maybe I should read a proper western novel in the near future. Great name, wonderful cover, lovely content, amazing storytelling. The appeal of the novel is in the voice of the narrator which could not be captured on the screen. Unfortunately, it did not have any of the atmosphere of deWitt’s novel. As a result, I think this book deserves 5*.ĭon’t watch the movie, read the book. Shortl Update 2022: As I was praising this book to a GR friend I realised I have very fond memories of it which is rare. Update on the movie! Don’t watch the movie, read the book. As a result, I think this book deserves 5*. Update 2022: As I was praising this book to a GR friend I realised I have very fond memories of it which is rare. Filled with a remarkable cast of characters - losers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of life - and told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West, and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love.more With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a living - and whom he does it for. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining cla Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die.
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