Book Review:
The Sisters
Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Is 325 pages
of twisty turny characters
and action.
and action.
The brothers are hired to snuff out the
life of Hermann Kermit Warm.
They work at the pleasure of a wealthy
business man referred to only as “the Commodore.”
life of Hermann Kermit Warm.
They work at the pleasure of a wealthy
business man referred to only as “the Commodore.”
The
Commodore is in the habit of erasing
his opposition for a price.
The setting of the story begins in
Oregon City, Oregon in the year 1851.
his opposition for a price.
The setting of the story begins in
Oregon City, Oregon in the year 1851.
The Sisters
brothers, Eli and Charlie
know no other way to make a living than
snuffing out lives.
They have been the Commodore’s hired guns
too long. The money is too good to start over.
However, as the story progresses Eli begins to
doubt the veracity of what they do. Charlie does not.
know no other way to make a living than
snuffing out lives.
They have been the Commodore’s hired guns
too long. The money is too good to start over.
However, as the story progresses Eli begins to
doubt the veracity of what they do. Charlie does not.
When they cross
paths with their quarry,
the delightful Mr. Warm, they are not quite
prepared for his “warmth” or what he really has
to offer which is so much more valuable than his life.
the delightful Mr. Warm, they are not quite
prepared for his “warmth” or what he really has
to offer which is so much more valuable than his life.
Like
Mulligan Stew on steroids,
the story leaves a satisfying, satiated afterglow.
the story leaves a satisfying, satiated afterglow.
This novel
is a page turner.
You will not be able to stay away from it.
Patrick DeWitt is a storyteller par excellence!
Pick it up. You will not have one moment of regret.
You will not be able to stay away from it.
Patrick DeWitt is a storyteller par excellence!
Pick it up. You will not have one moment of regret.
Raintreepoet,
reporting.
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