7/3/2023 0 Comments Grit a novel![]() “Charles Portis’s True Grit captures the naive elegance of the American Voice. “I’ve always thought Charles Portis had a wonderful talent-original, quirky, exciting.” “The dialogue in True Grit is exquisite.” “Charles Portis’s True Grit is a masterpiece.” ![]() “It’s possible that True Grit is the genuine article-a book so strong that it reads as myth." True Grit by Charles Portis is the classic western novel narrated by protagonist Mattie Ross, first published in 1968, that was made into two classic movies (one starring John Wayne from 1969 and a second starring Jeff Bridges from 2010). Rereading Portis is one of the great pure pleasures-both visceral and cerebral-available in modern American literature.” “Charles Portis is an original, indescribable sui generis talent. a beaut narrated in the unforgettable voice of Mattie Ross. ![]() “Skillfully constructed, a comic tour de force.” ![]() “How to describe the indescribable? Probably the best description I can give of True Grit is that I’ve never given it to any reader - male or female, of any age or sensibility - who didn’t enjoy it.” ![]()
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