True Grit
by Charles Portis
Taste attributes: westernadventuredramafresh & originalsimplelinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA stirring western, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
True Grit is Charles Portis' most famous novel--first published in 1968. It tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father's blood. With the one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S.
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- Author
- Charles Portis
- Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 215
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