
The Sisters Brothers
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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John Pruden
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By:
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Patrick deWitt
Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. 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. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. 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.
With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. 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.
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Where does The Sisters Brothers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
7 on a scale of 1 to 10.What did you like best about this story?
Original and fun. Not too heavy.What does John Pruden bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Like all great readers, he adds another dimension to the reading experience.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No.Any additional comments?
I like animals and was worried about the comments regarding the treatment of them in the book. The horse's experience was sad, but his mistreatment was a result of ignorance and not sadism. That made all the difference for me.A Winner
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It's not a tremendously deep book but everyone in the group had some questions and there were some conflicting responses which lead to some good discussion. One of our members found an interview with the author which answered some of the questions we had about the book.
This is not your typical book club book but I thought it was a good choice and I enjoyed it as did the rest of the members of my group.
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Loved it! Good choice for a book club read.
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Charming
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Very entertaining
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Raw and awesome
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Fantastic story, narrators voice was a detraction
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surprisingly deep
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Western Pulp Fiction
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Fun book, solid 3.5
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The highly-stylized dialogue may be off-putting to some readers, and one or two themes are resolved too neatly or not at all, but these small quibbles aside, 'The Sisters Brothers' is a great read.
A stylish and heartfelt Western.
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