Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

8 reviews

charlottevarela's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, Death, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Animal death and Incest

mallorywht's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

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

wasabiapple's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, and Violence

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

ruewaller's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Murder

metweedle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child death, Incest, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence

ethantw00's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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? N/A

3.75

I just honestly have no fucking clue how to feel about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Murder and Racial slurs