Charles Portis
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 4.15 | 37501 Users | 4946 Reviews
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| Title | : | True Grit |
| Author | : | Charles Portis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | December 31st 2002 by Harry N. Abrams (first published May 21st 1968) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Westerns. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. Adventure |
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In the 1870s, young Mattie Ross learns that her beloved father was gunned down by his former handyman. But even though this gutsy 14-year-old is seeking vengeance, she is smart enough to figure out she can't go alone after a desperado who's holed up in Indian territory. With some fast-talking, she convinces mean, one-eyed US Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn into going after the despicable outlaw with her.Particularize Books In Pursuance Of True Grit
| Original Title: | True Grit |
| ISBN: | 1585673692 (ISBN13: 9781585673698) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Mattie Ross, Tom Chaney, Rooster Cogburn, Ned Pepper |
| Setting: | Fort Smith, Arkansas(United States) Indian Territory(United States) Oklahoma(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 37501 Users | 4946 ReviewsArticle Out Of Books True Grit
"People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her fathers blood but it did not seem so strange then, although I will say it did not happen every day. I was just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shot my father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robbed him of his life and his horse and $150 in cash money plus two California gold pieces that he carried in his trouser band." So begins CharlesI picked up this novel in part because of Warwick's great review and I was not disappointed. This addictively readable story is part comedy, part character study, part adventure, and part history lesson. I listened to the audio version narrated by Donna Tartt who is pitch-perfect as Maddie Ross. The audio edition also includes an interesting essay written by Tartt that looks at True Grit's appeal across multiple generations and discusses some of the reasons why it's so freakin' good.
I have long meant to read this novel, and it is sad that the thing that finally got me to it was the death of the author. We lost Charles Portis on February 17, 2020. Sadder even than his death was knowing that he had suffered from Alzheimers for six years prior. Such a vicious disease that robs its victims of their very identity.Mattie Ross from near Dardanelle in Yell County is one of the most memorable characters in Western literature. She is surrounded by other unforgettables, Rooster
My introduction to the fiction of Charles Portis is True Grit, the 1968 novel that has long ranked at the top of my list of best opening sentences in any book. It's inspired two film adaptations, coming up short on lists of the best westerns for a lack of grandeur. But in literary form, Portis thrills with a strong point of view expressed through an unforgettable female protagonist, delights with frontier patois and satisfies the craving for a wonderfully spun yarn. It's a modestly ambitious
this book is wonderful in a lot of ways. the last fifty or so pages alone are intense and scary and my mouth did that thing where it just falls open and makes me look totally doofy but i couldn't care because i was frantically reading to find out what would happen. that is some seriously good writing.and if i had read this when i was younger and it had been part of my life for a long time, or even if i had read it before winter's bone, it would probably have attained the five stars. but.
It was 1878 the year that Matties father, Frank Ross, was shot and killed by Tom Chaney. Mattie was only fourteen, but filled with a need to avenge her fathers murder. So she leaves her home and family in Arkansas filled with determination and a need to locate a U.S. Marshal by the name of Rooster Cogburn a man with a reputation for being an excellent shot despite having only one eye, a less-than pleasant temperament, and an alcoholic. The meanest one is Rooster Cogburn. He is a pitiless man,
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