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A review by tmaltman
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
5.0
4.5 stars, with a minor subtraction for the anti-climactic ending.
(Spoiler alert) My favorite quote is the spontaneous deathbed obituary that Warm delivers on behalf of Morris:
"Here lies Morris, a good man and friend. He enjoyed the finer points of civilized life but never shied from adventure or hard work. He died a free man, which is more than most people can say, if we are going to be honest about it. Most people are chained to their own fear and stupidity and haven't the sense to level a cold eye at just what is wrong with their lives. Most people will continue on, dissatisfied but never attempting to understand why, or how they might change things for the better, and they die with nothing in their hearts but dirt and old, thin blood--weak blood, diluted--and their memories aren't a @!*# thing, you will see what I mean. Most people are imbeciles really, but Morris was not like this. He should have lived longer. He had more to give..."
(Spoiler alert) My favorite quote is the spontaneous deathbed obituary that Warm delivers on behalf of Morris:
"Here lies Morris, a good man and friend. He enjoyed the finer points of civilized life but never shied from adventure or hard work. He died a free man, which is more than most people can say, if we are going to be honest about it. Most people are chained to their own fear and stupidity and haven't the sense to level a cold eye at just what is wrong with their lives. Most people will continue on, dissatisfied but never attempting to understand why, or how they might change things for the better, and they die with nothing in their hearts but dirt and old, thin blood--weak blood, diluted--and their memories aren't a @!*# thing, you will see what I mean. Most people are imbeciles really, but Morris was not like this. He should have lived longer. He had more to give..."