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Mar 30, 2023Liked by Jayson Young

Really enjoying Cormac McMonthly!

This is the first one that's a reread for me and I think I like it more this time, but that's not saying much. I have a tough time with this novel because it does feel the most like McCarthy just getting gross.

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Jayson, this review was so good. I especially love how you tied it all up.

“I’m not sure there’s any great lesson to be learned from reading Child of God. I won’t say there’s a little Lester Ballard in all of us, because I don’t think that’s true.”

For me, Child of God feels like one long extrapolation of that Blake poem, The Tyger. If God exists, there’s some real harsh truths about His ability to create or allow pure evil.

Suttree is my second favourite of his books. Can’t wait to hear your take!

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