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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A coming-of-age novel, set in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee during the interwar period. It follows a young boy named John Wesley Rattner, who is grappling with the death of his father and the mysterious circumstances surrounding it. Rattner encounters a reclusive hermit named Uncle Ather Ownby, who lives in a decaying orchard, and Marion Sylder, a charismatic bootlegger with a troubled past. As Rattner navigates his way through these complex relationships, he uncovers the secrets of his father's death and the dark side of the mountain community.
This first novel by McCartney, provides a glimpse into the complex relationships between men and especially that of surrogate "fathers". The signature lack of punctuation and perfectly flowing prose, coupled with McCarthy's deep understanding of the era and the environment, puts the novel up there as one of the greatest era pieces ever written. Beautiful, visceral and understated.
This first novel by McCartney, provides a glimpse into the complex relationships between men and especially that of surrogate "fathers". The signature lack of punctuation and perfectly flowing prose, coupled with McCarthy's deep understanding of the era and the environment, puts the novel up there as one of the greatest era pieces ever written. Beautiful, visceral and understated.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
medium-paced
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes