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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Cultural appropriation, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think that the contrast between, the violent awful imagery with the battles and even descriptions of characters is very interesting when placed beside the extremely beautiful portraits painted by McCarthy. It’s certainly not for the weak of heart, but I think it’s a necessary and fairly realistic view of what the “Wild West” was. I wish there were more books that explored it like McCarthy has.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I couldn't get into it for some reason but the book was well written and the subjects in it were horrifying.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
expertly - and i mean EXPERTLY - written. 15 years of work certainly paid off. absolutely surreal and vivid and detailed, sometimes horrifically, writing. the only reason i debated five stars was that it dragged a few times when it came to describing the scenery. there’s world building and then there’s flexing on me with how well you can describe a desert, cormac. that being said, i’ve never felt so compelled to finish a book just so i could get it over with and actually enjoyed that experience. i can finally watch that 5 hour wendigoon video and deep dive into endless analysis! huzzah!!
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes