carmenx9 's review for:

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

4.25

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

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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