Child of God | Cormac McCarthy | The best I've read of McCarthy, so far

Child of God | Cormac McCarthy | Absolutely

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Child of God

	Child of God Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 1993 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 61 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The best I've read of McCarthy, so far

This is truly a horrifying novel. The subject matter of a crazed killer is not something that I would normally be drawn to, but quite honestly was drawn by the title although I knew this wasn't going to be a walk in the park having read "Road" and "No Country for Old Men." For me, this was the best.

The writing in this book is so gripping. McCarty paints a terrifying picture of Ballard yet without preaching, moralizing, or sympathizing, the reader gets a tiny glimpse of an understanding of what allienation and isolation can cause in an individual and in a society. The scene of Ballard bringing the wounded bird to the pitiful child and the child's reaction is one of the most gripping I have ever read.[The situation was reminiscent of a situation in "Gilead" by Marianne Robinson[[ASIN:031242440X Gilead: A Novel] Likewise, the description of Ballard watching "the diminutive progress of all things in the valley, the gray fields coming up black...Squatting there he let his head drop between his knees and he began to cry." It takes a very skilled writer to believably bring out that thread of humanity in such a deprived character.

This is not a pretty book and certainly not a pleasant read, but one that needs to be read by anyone who questions who is really a child of God.

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Absolutely

one of the oddest and most oddly haunting book I have read in years. Not an easy read, but with some of the clearest description of people ground to inhuman dust by poverty and isolation. Amazing book. I could not put it down.

Child Of God

Another masterpiece from arguably the best writer of our time. Amazing how gripping Mr. McCarthy can make a relatively short story. Do yourself a favor and read all of his books, if you haven't already done so.

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