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There are a lot of GR reviewers, who I really respect, rating this one higher. I came to C-O-G after a McCarthy reading blitz, and felt this was definitely one of his lesser novels. It's like he sat down and said "I'm going to write crazy, outrageous shit and see what happens." And with McCarthy that will take you into some strange places. The result is enough to make a fan of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre sit down and shut-up. But take a step back and ask yourself: Can he do better? Well, yes he
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Cormac McCarthy makes a serial killer Biblical. McCarthy's prose is as spiritual and beautiful as it is harsh and unforgiving. This is how the Old Testament would read if ancient Hebrews wrote elegant English. McCarthy excels at dark metaphor and plumbing the shadows of the human psyche were all of children of God dwell in this world. McCarthy finds light and beauty in the ugliest of situations and people.
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this is a deeply disturbing book.
Sep 25, 2011
silly_soup
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Mariana
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Kristen Iworsky
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Theresa Wright
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Keeley
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Jenny
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Ann
marked it as dnf
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Davida "Davi"
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