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  1. The Child of God, Cormac McCarthy This is a short book or novella, only 190 pages long. It's worth reading, though. McCarthy's prose is superb, very lyrical and he is describing some horrific things in a way that makes it clear what is happening but not in a grotesque horror fiction way. Fortunately fictional but they could be true because they are very possible. 1960's Tennessee. Lester Ballard is a young backwoodsman who is very violent, introverted and voluntarily solitary. He is wrongly accused of rape and when released goes on to commit some appalling crimes in the backwoods. He does not have a permanent home and there is no way of tracking him. He does get caught eventually and I won't spoil the ending but it's not what you'd predict. McCormac's prose is breathtaking in places and utterly sublime in others, despite some of the grotesque things that are described. I've never read anything like it. The characters are utterly real, the plot is believable and the story is of it's time (i.e. no mobile phones or for that matter, much in the way of land-lines). I also got the feeling that the fact that Ballard is capable of committing said crimes is also unheard of in the backwoods of 1960's Tennessee. Very recommended.
  2. I'm currently reading The Child of God by Cormac McCarthy and he is indeed a superb writer. Still not sure about whether or not he surpasses Faulkner, imho, but it doesn't really matter. And I didn't realise that he passed away in June 2023. I still have the rest of his books to look forward to.
  3. Rainy and rainey, so far. Yesterday it was rainy and sunshine interspersed. My father managed to get the bin in without getting soaked but he did get frozen so it was pretty chilly too, as it is today.
  4. Just bought this. Not available on Kindle but it is available second-hand.
  5. Currently reading The Turn of the Screw: The Original 1898 Unabridged and Complete Edition, Henry James.
  6. May I suggest that you read the Acknowledgements at the end of the book? I found them very interesting (not all thank-yous, btw). I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did and look forward to your review.
  7. Currently reading Dreams of Fire, Shauna Lawless. A novella set a century before her Children of Gods and Fighting Men, first book in her Gael Song Series.
  8. I hope so too MN. I loved it, the story gets better and resolves beautifully.
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