Tip of the Week #364: A Simple Recommendation – True Grit

If you haven’t read to True Grit by Charles Portis, it’s worth your time—especially in audiobook form.  A friend of mine recommended I listen the version read by Donna Tartt.  I needed a break from language books, so I listened to True Grit this week.  I really enjoyed it.  

Mattie Ross, the narrator, doesn’t waste words. She speaks directly. She knows what she wants. And she goes after it with quiet, steady determination. 

That’s the tip this week.  True Grit.  I think you will enjoy it.  I have not seen the movies.  So, I cannot recommend them.  Interestingly, Donna Tartt, the narrator of the version I read, did mention she believed the John Wayne movie ruined interest in the book.

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