Thursday, June 11, 2015

Possible film reference in Haint's Stay

Currently reading Haints Stay by Colin Winnette, a new release western from Two Dollar Radio. So far I would say it is tonally related to the Sisters Brothers, if you liked it you'll be inclined to like this one too. We'll see what the second half brings.

There is an explicit reference to The Searchers at one point and less explicitly True Grit soon after (any character, regardless of how minor, named Cogburn, in a western, has to be a True Grit reference, right?). There are possibly other references that I'm not picking up on. Does make me wonder my usual question after reading a modern western, does the author read westerns? If so, which do they like.

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