Reviews

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

kate_kd's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

darthxduder's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

anders_t_powell's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

popper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

laerugo's review against another edition

4.0

chilling in its candidness and very interestingly written. read for my style in fiction class; there's a lot of curious narration choices. I'm not sure if I love it but it's definitely unforgettable.

daviesam's review against another edition

4.0

Being that it is a McCarthy piece, the writing is as good as to be expected. That being said, majority of the 4 star weight comes just from the fact it is a McCarthy work and writing something “bad” would be out of his wheelhouse.

This story was disturbing. Child of God highlights the worst of humanity while simultaneously making the reader gain some sort of sympathy for Ballard (?) (still unsure how that is possible/my feelings towards it).

If you like dark novels, not in a TikTok sense of the word where it just has a POS male love interest, then I guess I would recommend it. I would preface that with one of the biggest trigger warnings I’ve ever given, and a lot of introspection to see what you can handle.

Remarkable for it’s darkness, forgetful compared to other works of his like the Road.

Light light 4/5, probably more accurately a 3.75.

uglyxkorean's review against another edition

4.0

James Franco directing the movie adaptation didn’t age well

laurgrggs's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

Christ… beautiful prose from McCarthy as always, but CHRIST 

alexeulrich's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hkveit's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75