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Outer Dark, by Cormac McCarthy

yyccm's review

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4.0

Don't need sorry. Not in this house. Sorry laid the hearth here. Sorry ways and sorry people and heavensent grief and heartache to make you pine for your death.

tvil's review against another edition

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4.0

Another dark book from McCarthy about people who unhappily roam the Southern US. An incestuous relationship in the redneck Appalachian country sends two illiterate siblings on separate journeys to find what they have lost. Their karma decides their fate along the way.

The first audiobook I’ve heard by Ed Sala, and to my untrained ears he really nails the dialect.

afoga's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jenna_cross's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. I liked this strange story. I'm looking forward to discussing this one with my bookclub because I'm sure I am missing some of the symbolism. It was so interesting to see how people would treat Culla compared to Rinthey.

genevil's review against another edition

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2.0

I know nothing about Christianity which made this wildly confusing.

soupwitch's review against another edition

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I hated this so much I am also preemptively DNFing Child of God and The Road. 

phoebep14's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

i just don’t like this genre. i love some elements of the gothic… just not this. also the violence and murder was a bit much for me. i skim read it so it only took me a few days but honestly couldn’t wait to finish it. some people like it… but i just can’t stand insufferable characters with gruesome plots. not for me 

cinnamon_rugelach's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

salbulga's review

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

rashidmalik's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0