false 293625 13 In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail.  While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance. 389945 1974 Child of God total:2124|5:537|4:879|3:563|2:116|1:29| 2124 8151 3015 312 4 15 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 20:05:03 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 21:47:17 -0700 2008
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I mean it’s kind of like finding something brown and wondering if it might be chocolate and tasting it and discovering that it really is something vile a...more...]]> 5 4 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 15:08:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:16:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 22:44:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 09:50:29 -0700 2008
<Cormi_LUVR17> HI!!! cool u like Cormie too?

<Lester_Ballard> Absoultey not.

<Cormi_LUVR17> oh y not? :(

<Lester_Ballard> Why do you is a better quest...more...]]> 1 3 false true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Feb 11 11:09:16 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 11:15:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 21:53:45 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 21:54:27 -0700 2008 No Country, it's kind of like watching a train wreck in slow motion. The feeling of dread that builds throughout the book is excruciating - similar to the way I felt about Chigurh.

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...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 12:51:43 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 12:51:49 -0700 2007 You better watch your mouth, the boy said.
You want to make me?
You put down that rifle and I will.
Any time you feel froggy, jump, said Ballard.

While not the fatalistic, fantastic visual wonder that is Blood Meridian, Child of God also deserves acclaim for McCarthy's rele...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 17:17:58 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 16:57:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jun 30 08:24:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 08:28:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri May 02 05:05:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 10:34:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 00:45:22 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 01:20:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 11:08:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 11:08:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:26:34 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:41:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 10:04:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:40:28 -0700 2009 McCarthy's descriptions are always top notch, even in a relatively few words he can get a pretty powerful image in your head, one that you'll probably want to get rid of soon afte...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=293625