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A review by calebph
Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
challenging
dark
reflective
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
4.75
The anti-Huck Finn. The most beautiful (and pitch black dark, but also funny) novel about some very busy homeless people in Knoxville. Started off rather slow and meandering, but could’ve read another 400 pages by the end of it. The last 100 pages or so really got me.
Blood Meridian is still on top, but this one has quickly powered through to the top 3 McCarthy novels I’ve read. Have quite a few more to get through, but gonna take a break from his work and read some dumber stuff for a while. Love the guy to death, his work is endlessly entertaining to me, but it also feels like my brain is bench pressing and I need a break!
Got really busy as soon as I started this and didn’t have time to read it as much as I wanted to. Suddenly, my schedule freed up and I powered through the last 250 pages over the weekend.
Blood Meridian is still on top, but this one has quickly powered through to the top 3 McCarthy novels I’ve read. Have quite a few more to get through, but gonna take a break from his work and read some dumber stuff for a while. Love the guy to death, his work is endlessly entertaining to me, but it also feels like my brain is bench pressing and I need a break!
Got really busy as soon as I started this and didn’t have time to read it as much as I wanted to. Suddenly, my schedule freed up and I powered through the last 250 pages over the weekend.