Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
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- ISBN: 0679728740
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Pub. Date: June 1993
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Synopsis
In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.
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A taut, chilling novel that plumbs the depths of human degradation, this is the story of Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man, falsely accused of rape--who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail, preying on the population with his strange lusts. Out of print since 1984.
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Dark & creepy..by BJStarr
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06/18/2009: First of all, this is a very dark book, creepy and depressing throughout!
The book centers around a lonesome man by the name of Lester Ballard, he's a little bit (Hannibal Lecter) and a little bit (Ed Gein). Lester finds a dead girls body, instead of telling someone, he takes her home. After the first one, Lester can't stop! The story in "Child of God" takes awhile to really get going, but the last half of the book is a page turner! Highly recommended to all McCarthy fans! Amazingly this McCarthy book was written in 1973! Wow! Great short read that takes you to a dark, dark place!Strange but goodby jkeenen
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06/08/2009: It would seem to be quite a challenge to wrote a story about a man who murders women and keeps there bodies in a series of tunnels in a way that a reader could tolerate, non the less enjoy. However, Cormac McCarthy manages to do this for the most part. He never apologizes for the way Lester Ballard acts, and doesn't really try to explain it in a way that would make it understandable or forgivable. However, it's still possible to enjoy the story of this strange man. Also, the sections that tell the story from the point of view of the others who live in the town he's tormenting adds variety and some aspects of mild humor (though I wouldn't consider the story a comedy). Any book that can tell such a morbid story in a way that can be enjoyed, and forces the reader to think about how enjoying it makes them feel, is surly a good read. And the short length means anyone can get into it and finish in just a few days.
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