Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

Outer Dark

Cormac McCarthy

256 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction horror adventurous dark slow-paced

Description

A novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother’s child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes...

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Community Reviews Summary of 731 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
mysterious 48%
challenging 46%
tense 42%
sad 40%
reflective 24%
emotional 22%
adventurous 18%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 42%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

No: 73% | It's complicated: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | N/A: 10% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 5%

Average rating

3.68

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