Among Portis acolytes, True Grit debate

True Grit divides Charles Portis’ admirers. Some, like Donna Tartt, believe it’s a classic on the order of Huck Finn; others, like Ron Rosenbaum, resent that it detracts attention from the rest. I like them all.


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