I would never have picked this book to buy from a bookshop, merely because of the cover - it wouldn't have appealed to me. However, I finally forced myself to start reading it, and I loved it!It was violent, and neither of the characters had any regard for human life, and yet the brother narrating ( was it Eli, I cant remember which one!)has a real soft spot for animals, and a loyalty towards his poor old horse. But when the horse dies, he moves on quickly.It really invoked visual images, generally a great read.
10/10 for a captivating story. I can't ever recall being amused at the relating of a killing, but the cool,slick comments of the killers had me laughing out loudly at their audacity. The text language is tasteful and stands out in sharp contrast to the brutality of the events. The dialogues are easy to follow.I often find text conversation difficult to visualise. I loved the nicety of the toothbrush and powder. I will be reading more of Patrick DeWitt's work.
Having read the comment from Alex, I had a look at the cover and it really is quite strange,but nevertheless a clever depiction of good and evil.Looking one way it is two clergymen,but switch your perceptionand there is the killer holding his guns.
I would never have picked this book to buy from a bookshop, merely because of the cover - it wouldn't have appealed to me. However, I finally forced myself to start reading it, and I loved it!It was violent, and neither of the characters had any regard for human life, and yet the brother narrating ( was it Eli, I cant remember which one!)has a real soft spot for animals, and a loyalty towards his poor old horse. But when the horse dies, he moves on quickly.It really invoked visual images, generally a great read.
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ReplyDeleteI can't ever recall being amused at the relating of a killing, but the cool,slick comments of the killers had me laughing out loudly at their audacity.
The text language is tasteful and stands out in sharp contrast to the brutality of the events.
The dialogues are easy to follow.I often find text conversation difficult to visualise.
I loved the nicety of the toothbrush and powder.
I will be reading more of Patrick DeWitt's work.
Having read the comment from Alex, I had a look at the cover and it really is quite strange,but nevertheless a clever depiction of good and evil.Looking one way it is two clergymen,but switch your perceptionand there is the killer holding his guns.
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