The Orchard Keeper
by Cormac McCarthy
Taste attributes: dramacrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a fresh, serious novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The Orchard Keeper tells of John Wesley Rattner, a young boy, and Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father.
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- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 246
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- Open Library
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