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Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

6 reviews

curtiswastaken's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

one of the bleakest, nihilistic books i've ever read and it's the 2nd bleakest, nihilistic book i've read from mccarthy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Incest

tfc's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

It's interesting seeing the seeds that would form the storied literary career of Cormac McCarthy. Though none of the sardonic humor and absurd nihilism of Blood Meridian or the familial introspection of his later works is present in Outer Dark, his lyrical prose has the strength of the masters. Outer Dark is a Celtic ballad given novel length and depth and explores the invisible commons and depraved poverty of Southern Appalachia, where time stands painfully still and miracles unfortunately do happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Classism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Misogyny

Minor: Stalking, Sexism, Gore, Sexual content, Animal death, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Rape

eatyourenglish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Cannibalism, Child death, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Racism

wayfaring_witch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The vivid prose is dark and heavy, and made for a difficult and emotional read.  McCarthy's writing style worked really well for this book. 

This is a five star book for me but I would not recommend it for everyone because of the content advisories as well as McCarthy's writing style.  If you are interested in checking him out, I would start with The Road.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Incest, Stalking, Grief, Gore, and Blood

dcllins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

Moderate: Incest

loganmoluccan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Gore, Cannibalism, Child death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Animal death