Outer Dark
by Cormac McCarthy
Taste attributes: dramahorrorwesternfresh & originalunsavouryheavyglossyemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a fresh, morally murky novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
A woman bears her brother's child, a boy, the brother leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son. Both brother and sister wander through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying strangers, toward an apocalyptic resolution.
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- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 242
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- Open Library
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