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Piemanthe3rd
Jul 12, 2014Piemanthe3rd rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Quite simply put: I didn't get it. I didn't get why this was a story at all. An entirely dislikeable character rambling his way through the hills whose mental state seems to diminish more and more as the story progresses. The book seems to get high praises from those who have read it, so perhaps I have entirely missed the point, but to me the book just seemed pointless. I have, up until now, enjoyed everything I have read by Cormac McCarthy so this book was a surprise. It had the same style but none of the same good quality content. Even the writing seemed to suffer under excessive metaphors and similes attempting to describe the simplistic nature of the world in grandiose ways. I would not recommend this book to anyone. Some may find it disturbing, and others, like myself, may just find it uninteresting.