True Grit

Didn't mean to post this so soon, but I am CRUISING through Club Dead and plan on visiting the library tomorrow. Don't want to get too far behind! :)
Title: True Grit
Author: Charles Portis
Genre: Western, Classic
Review:
Okay, I actually found this under the Classic section of the library. And I love classics, plus I'm a sucker for a good cowboy story. :) Annnd, I want to see the new movie. :p With all of these elements, it was a given that I'd pick it up.
Right off the bat, I didn't think I'd make it to the end though. I HATED the style it was written in. I mean seriously, Charles Portiss needs someone to check his grammar. After every line of dialogue was "He said", "she said". It was so repetitive and dry...ugh, it really annoyed me.
The plot though is very intriguing. You have your stereotypical cowboy plot of a man who unlawfully killed another man. However, the twist in True Grit is that 14 year old Mattie is going to avenge her father. She teams up with a one-eyed Marshal named Rooster.
It was a short book and definitely a quick read. At exactly page 109 did I actually get into it...and that was with a little over 20 pages left. So it wasn't the best American Western...but those last 20+ pages were edge of your seat material.
This review will be kept super short only because I don't want to spoil anything. And it's such a short and straight-forward book, that there is really nothing I more I can say. :p So sorry this review is definitely not my best.
Rating: 5.5