True Grit: A Novel

True Grit: A Novel

by Charles Portis

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4.6 stars from 9,017 reviews. One of the highest rated Literary Fiction books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love Westerns that feel genuinely lived-in, where the dialogue crackles and the landscape feels as much a character as the people in it.
  • You appreciate narrators with real backbone: Mattie is fourteen but nobody's victim, and her voice carries the entire novel with wit and unflinching resolve.
  • You want to experience the book that inspired John Wayne's only Oscar win and the Coen brothers' critically acclaimed remake, but on your own terms.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer plot that moves at a breakneck pace; this is methodical and deliberate, letting you sit with each interaction rather than rushing toward action.
  • You're looking for a traditional love story; romance here is secondary and complicated, folded into a revenge narrative that doesn't soften its edges.
  • You need contemporary sensibilities about gender and violence; this is a 1968 novel set even further back, and it doesn't apologise for either.

About this book

True Grit tells the story of 14-year-old Mattie Ross, whose father is shot and killed by Tom Chaney in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Chaney also steals her father's horse and $150 in cash. Determined to avenge her father, Mattie enlists Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed US Marshal, to help her pursue the killer into Indian Territory. First published in 1968, the novel has received critical acclaim and reader enthusiasm for over 50 years. Charles Portis is recognized as one of America's most enduring literary voices, and True Grit is his most famous work. The novel has been adapted into two films: one starring John Wayne as Marshall Rooster Cogburn, and a remake by the Coen brothers starring Jeff Bridges. This edition includes an afterword by Donna Tartt and a reading group guide.

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