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The Sisters Brothers is marketed as a dark comedy Western. Dark comedies are one of my fav sub genres. However, I could not for the life of me find the humor. The writing style was very simple and straightforward musings from Eli Sisters (who I found naive and annoying). The plot felt repetitive following their journey and I did not like the callous violence. A scene with a child was when I decided it just wasn‘t my cup of tea.

Infamous hitmen Charlie and Eli Sisters have been sent by the Commodore to dispatch one Hermann Kermit Warm, but on the way Eli begins to have an existential crisis. Finding himself with empathy for his bum horse, Tub, and a growing conviction that he might better enjoy life as a shopkeeper, Eli considers retirement. An unexpected final reckoning might make the choice for him. Richly drawn characters and a dose of dark humor make this one shine.

Mixed feelings on this one. I continue to enjoy Patrick Dewitt's writing talent; this book has a particular style, different from The Librarianist, but seamless in matching the tone of the book: at once snappy and brutal, occasionally meandering and contemplative. It feels like DeWitt set out to write something that echoes the first generation of westerns/adventure books, 1/?

“Her laughter and this cold, fresh air...“
A good combination.

“We take turns.“ 😬🤦🏼‍♂️

I couldn‘t decide between these two
#stunningcover #aboutabook

Nope, just couldn‘t get into this. Maybe it was because it was on #audio , maybe I‘m just not in the mood, but it is a #readordonate and so bye. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Easy one this month. The Sisters Brothers is my favorite Patrick DeWitt novel and maybe the best book I've read all year.

2. Escape Velocity. I've already read all 5 of Charles Portis's novels, so this collection of articles, short stories, scripts, and other miscellany is the last new-to-me writing of his I'll ever get to read.

Tag @RaeLovesToRead @CBee @Yuki_Onna @dabbe @IuliaC @ImperfectCJ @Ruthiella

I noticed many reviewers on Goodreads who didn't care for Undermajordomo Minor mentioned this book as their favorite Patrick DeWitt novel. While I really enjoyed both books, I have to agree this one was a step above. The Charles Portis comparisons are more obvious here, as Portis is the only other author I can think of who's written a western with a similar tone - not exactly surreal, but not wholly realistic; hilarious; violent; and tons of fun!

#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz too late for last week,too early for this one!

Absolutely loved the tagged book and it's subversion of the Wild West cliches.

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

#temptingtitles
#withantonyms

As I scan my list of books read in 2022 I think The Sisters Brothers was my most memorable read. Unusual and some humor. Enjoyable but not necessarily my favorite of the year. My favorites included The Anthropocene Reviewed, The Lincoln Highway, and Five Little Indians.

🎧 Good audiobook! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1. Arsenic and Adobo
2. Shane and The Sisters Brothers. Both 5 ⭐
3. The Yellow Wallpaper

#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

5 ⭐. I really enjoyed it. Dark and funny.

Just started. So far 👍+.

Someone on a podcast said this was the funniest book they ever read. I don‘t agree with that but there were some LOL moments. And I liked the idea of a poetic romantic sort of accidentally ending up as a hired gun.

The left is the cover I have, but I think the right one is cooler so I included both!

I don‘t know if Charlie and Eli Sisters are bumbling idiots posing as ruthless killers or ruthless killers posing as bumbling idiots.
That being said, the only character in the book I cared about was Tubs, who was a horse.
There were some ok things about the story. Eli had some decent character development but I didn‘t care for the rest. I picked it thinking it was a comedic western, it was more obtuse than funny.

My friend told me this is one of her favourite books. I have read a couple other books she has recommended and disliked them, and unfortunately, I disliked this one too. I think it‘s time to admit that our reading tastes differ wildly 😂

2 ⭐️ This was my #DoubleSpin pick for August @TheAromaofBooks

Waiting in the car while my husband has physio...hooray for found reading time! Forgot to bring one of the books I'm currently reading but happened to have this in the car so I guess I'm starting another one 🤷‍♀️

Thank you to @emilyhaldi for including this on her #newyearwhodis list. I‘m not sure I would ever have read this one if not for her.

Westerns, when done right, are so amazingly atmospheric, and The Sisters Brothers is no exception. The brothers are so different, but I found myself drawn to both of them, especially Eli. It takes a great author to get the reader to root for two assassins, but DeWitt accomplishes it. I also loved Tub the horse!

My bath bomb tonight included rosebuds. 😍 #bathandbook

Also, this book is fantastic.

I've never really been attracted to westerns, but thought I should give this one a go. Especially when I found a signed copy at a thrift store. It was a good read, would recommend. Watching the movie tonight.

The rest of our epic Book Outlet haul! Not pictured, The Puppy Place books that my kids immediately ran off with. 😂

Finally narrowed down my #20best2020 list 🎊
There are a couple that I can‘t believe were read THIS year!! I devoured Into Thin Air in January during my beach vacation... back when I was young and naive and life was good 🍹🏝
We did get a lot of reading time this year though, didn‘t we! 😅

#3books #mademelaugh

I still can‘t get over how much I loved The Sisters Brothers, charming in a weird way and funny. Jenny Lawson always makes me laugh (and cry). One for the Money is laugh out loud funny.

I didn‘t know much about this book when I started reading it. I‘m not a big fan of the western genre and the writing style is a bit odd, but as I got into the book I felt like it worked well. The book definitely doesn‘t romanticize the Wild West and being written from the perspective of the “bad guy” made it more interesting. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this read. 7.5/10

#coolcoverart

I. Adore. This. Book. This was my second time reading it, and I loved it even more this time. It's both funny and melancholy, both a great adventure story and a look inward...it's just so fantastic. ❤

I picked this up to re-read because I knew it would help with my coronavirus reading slump!

This book is described as a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850‘s American frontier. Nope not for me I thought. It pays homage to the classic western. I do not like westerns, yet this book transcends it labels. I loved it 🤷‍♀️ so much #sequelplease #biblioMaynia

Finished this book today. I'm a little indifferent. 🤷‍♀️ I didn't dislike it but I still don't understand the hype. Maybe it just wasn't my genre?

I screen grabbed this from Instagram because I thought it spoke so much truth.

I must get round to reading this, because I loved Undermajordomo Minor by the same author.

#AboutSiblings
#BiblioMAYnia
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

Cowboy noir? Now that‘s a first! 🤠
I had stacked this one when I was looking for books for the #covercrush tag.
I liked French Exit by the same author and I hope I like this one too.
#currentread

I actually finished more books in March than I thought!

It‘s finally porch-swing-reading weather!! and this book has me feeling all kinds of feels 😭😯🥰

@TheAromaofBooks Here‘s my list for the #bookspin.

Planning to start the tagged tonight. I have finally finished wrapping. Here is the tree... I‘m ashamed and proud of the number of books under there haha!

I can‘t wait to finish the last couple of days of work, out on my pyjamas and read all the books!

#BookNDinner! #Thai Edition. Accompaniment this fine, cool evening: pad thai with beef, and Thai iced tea. MMMmmm 😋 Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

I love this cover so much ♥️♥️♥️ #7days7covers Day 1 #favorite #perfect @sblbooks thanks for the invite @Becker Wanna join the fun? A cover a day and tag someone to play along!

I haven‘t read the Sisters #Brothers yet, but I have Undermajordomo Minor, which was weird but captivating.

#SoulSeptember @Eggs

#7days7covers #covercrush

If you haven‘t already been tagged yet @ljuliel would you like to play and post a cover you love each day for seven days with no explanation?

None of the books I was planning to read today were keeping my attention so I picked up this one and was 50 pages in in what seemed like a second. Two hired killer brothers are tracking down their next target but one of them is rethinking his choice of profession. I love a good western and was instantly smitten with Eli‘s narration. I need to seek out the movie next.

The Sisters Brothers were famous headhunters in the Oregon/California area. The book follows Eli and Charlie as they hunt down Hermann Warm. Warm is a chemist and pioneer during the California gold rush. The story contained action, comedy, and heartbreak with a satisfying ending. I would highly recommend it to anybody looking for an exciting Western. 🔫🕵

This is no John Wayne western. Cowboy noir has arrived. DeWitt is able to create sympathy for dim bulb Eli and hair-raising horror for too wily for his own good Charlie in this picaresque/psycho-drama destined to become a cult classic.. Eli Sisters is a cross between Forrest Gump and a questioning Socrates on horseback, Smith and Wesson at his side, a seemingly simple-minded anti-hero who leads an examined life.

Not your John Wayne western. A new genre. I call it “western noir.“
5 👍

Wild and weird. I still don‘t know why, but I absolutely loved it. #Western #GoldRush #blackhumor

#wherehaveallthecowboysgone ? Perhaps these two paid assassins would know...not that they cared, their job is to find and kill. Haven‘t read this, but it sounds crazy fun!

#lilithjuly

Somebody explain. I don't like violence or Westerns or psychos or killing sprees or hired guns or the #GoldRush but I love this book. I took it up because other Littens liked it and I like two of the author's other books pretty well, “Final Exit“ especially. Charlie and Eli have me m-e-s-m-e-r-i-z-e-d. I can't put it down and I can't figure it out. It could not be less “me.“ Why oh why? #western #blackhumor

Western but not spaghetti, some strange merge of genres, that at first I did not know what to make of. I still don't, but I liked it, and think a lot of people ought to read it.