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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really good existential sort of book. Definitely well written in the way Cormac McCarthy writes very different in so many ways from the other books I've read of his, almost like he's showing off what he's capable of.
Better than it's predecessor but again not McCarthy's finest work.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A 4 feels too low, but this is very much a companion book to The Passenger and doesn't stand on its own even if it illuminates some of its predecessor's most shadowy corners. A great family tragedy of the post-nuclear US/world
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, War
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence
4.5* rounded up.
Edit : dropped my rating down to 4 stars. While this is an very well-written novel, I definitely didn't get as much out of it as I did with The Passenger. Would still recommand.
Edit : dropped my rating down to 4 stars. While this is an very well-written novel, I definitely didn't get as much out of it as I did with The Passenger. Would still recommand.
Rather emotional reading McCarthy's last book before he passed. I still have Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, and the screenplays, so that's something to look forward to.
I'd been on something of a McCarthy binge these past few months. Stella Maris reads like the narrator of his past 10 or so books reflecting on everything he has narrated to this point. Death and Violence. Sometimes love. The South. Science. Everything. Existence.
All summed up into one character-- Alicia Western. Now, the only thing I take issue with about this book is that I'm not sure how convincing her character is. I'm not saying people like her do not exist, but it is immensely difficult to picture a beautiful 20 year old woman sitting in that chair-- I simply picture McCarthy. I'd been reading the Kekule Problem essay quite often, watching his recent interviews, and so many of Alicias lines of dialogue are taken DIRECTLY from these conversations. Which is awesome. I love really diving into the psyche of an author.
I don't know. I'm giving this a four stars because I did enjoy the book. To a great extent. I felt the emotions I could feel, without being too knowledgeable on the math stuff-- but even still. It worked for me, and provided great clarity to The Passenger.
I'd been on something of a McCarthy binge these past few months. Stella Maris reads like the narrator of his past 10 or so books reflecting on everything he has narrated to this point. Death and Violence. Sometimes love. The South. Science. Everything. Existence.
All summed up into one character-- Alicia Western. Now, the only thing I take issue with about this book is that I'm not sure how convincing her character is. I'm not saying people like her do not exist, but it is immensely difficult to picture a beautiful 20 year old woman sitting in that chair-- I simply picture McCarthy. I'd been reading the Kekule Problem essay quite often, watching his recent interviews, and so many of Alicias lines of dialogue are taken DIRECTLY from these conversations. Which is awesome. I love really diving into the psyche of an author.
I don't know. I'm giving this a four stars because I did enjoy the book. To a great extent. I felt the emotions I could feel, without being too knowledgeable on the math stuff-- but even still. It worked for me, and provided great clarity to The Passenger.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character