The Sisters Brothers

Ultimately, this story reminded me a lot of True Grit in that it is a very personal adventure story. There isn't a lot of glamour to it; it isn't a story about becoming a hero, or accomplishing the unimaginable, or changing the world they live in. It's really just a meandering journey of two brothers. But I really like the feel of the ending: where usually adventure stories end with the hero achieving some climactic task, leaving the reader to wonder how this character will live now that they've ascended above normalcy, in this story, the “final task” feels almost like a side note, and it is truly the return to normalcy which is the true goal and test for the hero. The reader is left with the satisfaction of knowing exactly how the character will live now that his adventure is over.