True Grit is great, but, TW, a horse is tortured to death.

Diana

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:09 AM Matthew Murray <[log in to unmask]>
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> Seconding True Grit. I read it for the podcast I co-host
> <https://bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-029-westerns> a few years ago and
> really enjoyed it.
>
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>> Date:    Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:43:17 -0600
>> From:    d-lien University of Minnesota <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Westerns
>>
>> For me, hands down the best western I've ever read is TRUE GRIT by
>> Charles Portis, and it has an incredibly strong (especially because so
>> young) female protagonist.  And I wouldn't call it "too violent,"
>> though of course there are some violentish bits.
>>
>> Dennis Lien // (retired from) U of Minnesota Libraries // [log in to unmask]
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>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 5:10 PM Charlene Peterson
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Everyone,
>> >         What's the best Western of all time?  I'm looking for a Western
>> to read for class and would like the story to have a strong female
>> protagonist.  Also, I don't want anything too violent.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Charlene
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