The Nitty Gritty of “True Grit”: The Novel, The Duke, and The Dude.

“True Grit” by Charles Portis can be purchased at most brick-and-mortar and online bookstores.

This is your only warning. Beyond this point are SPOILERS.

For decades, I’d meant to read Charles Portis’ “True Grit,” and here I am in the Year of Our Lord 2023 having finally done so, and I am glad I did. While it hits many of the tried-and-true tropes of a classic Western — such as lawmen vs. outlaws, and a journey into the badlands searching for…