Reviews

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

njdarkish's review

2.0

The prose is beautiful while dealing with some truly abysmally ugly subject matter. Unfortunately I spent the whole novel distracted by McCarthy's signature lack of quotation marks, which always leaves me annoyed to the point of resenting the book for that while reading it, making for a bad reading experience of otherwise masterful writing.

twolfeiii_writer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

nancybelle's review against another edition

dark

3.0

stolb's review

4.0

Cheio de momentos frugais, o livro traz os últimos dias de um homem em fuga da realidade que tanto o abomina, para poder então, passar seus tenros dias em meio a cadáveres em decomposição. Vestido de suas carnes, fazendo amor com suas carcaças, Ballard se mostra um protagonista que encontrou em seu subterfúgio algo que jamais encontraria em meio a seus conterrâneos.

Linda escrita a de Mccarthy aqui, melhor que em The Road ao menos

anicole_williams's review

challenging dark medium-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

3.5

readwithollie's review

dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0

alconn's review against another edition

challenging dark lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

One of the finest weirdos ever penned in human history. Lester Ballard is a one in a million character whose ludicrousness is bordering on unbelieveable but McCarthy treads that line masterfully

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

3.0

Quick read and a nearly impossible one to grade. Better than just okay, but so over-the-top disturbing that it’d be hard to call it a 4 or 5 star “good” read. Follows the actions of a psychopathic hillbilly serial killer as he collects his female victims and engages in cross-dressing and necrophilia. Yeah, so there was that.

seloesch's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.0

holdenthejudge's review

dark tense fast-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

5.0