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Patrick deWitt: The Sisters Brothers (2011) 4 stars

The Sisters Brothers is a 2011 Western novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. The darkly …

Review of 'The Sisters Brothers' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Hired killers, Charlie and Eli Sisters travel from Oregon City to San Francisco to murder Herman Warm. On the way, one of them starts to question their line of business. The first half of the book is a surreal, dream-like ramble through an Old West populated with bizarre and wonderful characters. The second half gets a bit more plot bound and moves from comedy to tragedy via a parade of grisly deaths. The whole thing is very readable, funny, sad and strangely beautiful. Definitely worth reading.