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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
You can already tell from this early one that McCarthy is a gift of a writer.
dark
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
3.5. quick read, he could’ve gotten crazier with it tbh
Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard – a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee – is released from jail and allowed to roam at will, preying on the population with his strange lusts. His everyday actions are transformed into stunning scenes of the comic and the grotesque. And as the story hurtles toward its unforgettable conclusion, McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance...
I'm sorry but this synopsis is so misleading
I'm sorry but this synopsis is so misleading
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Violence
Not sure what to say about a novel like this one— sordid and horrific and bleak, but I kept pursuing the prose till its end.
Loveable characters:
No
"A child of God much like yourself perhaps."
Not for the faint of heart.
Not for the faint of heart.