A review by christynhoover
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I need to reread the conclusion. --Not sure it all comes together for me. I can't tie together the last part of the book with the mysterious aspect of "the missing passenger" at the beginning of the story. --Probably it's me being dense.

I have liked the author's writing style in earlier work that I've read and I like this one too although occasionally the philosophical and scientific arguments were tedious. Still, overall, I found the work thought-provoking about loss, among other things. 
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