The Sisters Brothers

I’m not generally a fan of narratives that take place in Western America, but I was quite impressed with this novel. There’s something strangely charming about the innocence of killers. Their world of hope and struggle in the gold rush era makes for a curious setting to their confused odyssey, which seems to walk the line between purpose and disaffection that so many great tales carelessly ignore.

The subjective narration leaves the story feeling very self contained, so that although much is left unexplained, the reader is left with a sense of closure.

I know nothing about the author, but he reads like a far more experienced and professional writer than other titles I’ve read recently.