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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

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bienren's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

vincederr's review against another edition

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4.0

It’s the gold rush and the chemist Hermann Kermit Warm has a formula worth dying to keep. The Commadore has release the infamous Sisters Brothers to track down Warm. Once they find him and learn about the miracle formula will their plans change? This was a good entertaining book and was a good palate cleanser after reading some deep fantasy. This book is full of pistol whipping, gun fights, and well lots of drinking. We follow Eli Sister who is thinking he might want to settle down. He possesses a fierce anger but doesn’t have the blood lust that his brother does. The Sisters Brothers get involved in one side quest after another on their way to San Francisco. There is humor sprinkled throughout this book, but this isn’t a comedy. The prose was simple and accessible. It felt true to the time. The story pulled me along and I kept wanting to know what would happen next.

godofwar's review against another edition

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2.0

this is just so dull and boring

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

minneapolismerk's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

aido_potato's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was about as fun of an adventure as you could ask for. It is dark, exciting, endearing, and surprisingly thought provoking for a gunslinging western. I’d highly reccomend this for anyone looking for quality action and well written characters.