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sandy_21's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, and Grief
Minor: Confinement, Child death, and Animal cruelty
sambora's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
A customer recommended this novella to me because of our mutual adoration for Cormac McCarthy's works. I can definitely see seeds of his style here and I would recommend it likewise; if you are a fan on his it'd definitely be worth checking this out.
Originally written in the 50's, this is a southern gothic story of a family road trip gone very awry in a desperately dark way.
The clean prose, the jilted language, the characterisation of each member of the family... it is all fantastic.
The abrupt nature of the story and it's happenings fit extremely well and makes satisfying that which on paper really ought not to be. I am impressed.
I'm not sure how many more of O'Connor's stories are still in print, but I shall certainly be keeping my eyes peeled for them.
Originally written in the 50's, this is a southern gothic story of a family road trip gone very awry in a desperately dark way.
The clean prose, the jilted language, the characterisation of each member of the family... it is all fantastic.
The abrupt nature of the story and it's happenings fit extremely well and makes satisfying that which on paper really ought not to be. I am impressed.
I'm not sure how many more of O'Connor's stories are still in print, but I shall certainly be keeping my eyes peeled for them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Racial slurs
Minor: Confinement and Animal cruelty
christianpunk's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident
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