Sophie La Girafe: ABC Flashcards

Sophie La Girafe: ABC Flashcards

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Reviews

Clive ，

Stark and poetic。 No one writes like McCarthy。

Don Dunham ，

Metaphor for Purgatory， not for the delicate。

Scott Orzechowski ，

Blah！ Too flowery。 Tone it down man

Mindi ，

McCarthy is no doubt one of the greatest American writers ever。 Suttree is an epic novel that should be read slowly。 Some passages I had to read aloud， just to feel the words in the air。 I am continuously in awe of MCCarthy's prose。 Read this one when you can slow down and appreciate it。 McCarthy is no doubt one of the greatest American writers ever。 Suttree is an epic novel that should be read slowly。 Some passages I had to read aloud， just to feel the words in the air。 I am continuously in awe of MCCarthy's prose。 Read this one when you can slow down and appreciate it。 。。。more

Marsha ，

Wow！ I have so many thoughts and questions about this book that I don't know how to review it。 Brilliant， difficult， confounding。 Racism， misogyny， homophobia， classism， poverty， violence， police brutality: all raise their heads in this book。 Wow！ I have so many thoughts and questions about this book that I don't know how to review it。 Brilliant， difficult， confounding。 Racism， misogyny， homophobia， classism， poverty， violence， police brutality: all raise their heads in this book。 。。。more

Colin Drew ，

I’ve never simultaneously enjoyed and not understood a book this much。 But once again McCarthy is untouchable and his prose is brilliant。 I just don’t understand all the words he uses。 I loved it。 Who needs a plot anyway？ I loved taking my time reading it。

Marco Bermudez ，

I never thought I’d read a McCarthy book with fart jokes but it’s a strange world we live in

David Glines ，

It's like catching a glimpse of Shakespeare's journal after a weeklong binge with William Burroughs。 While Blood Meridian is the "best" of McCarthy's novels， and I stubbornly agree with that statement despite my derogative use of quotation marks， Suttree was more enjoyable to read。 The dichotomy of setting and style could not be more masterfully presented。 The meanness of early 50's Nashville， with its cast of characters that seemed to have washed up onto the moonshine soaked banks of the river， It's like catching a glimpse of Shakespeare's journal after a weeklong binge with William Burroughs。 While Blood Meridian is the "best" of McCarthy's novels， and I stubbornly agree with that statement despite my derogative use of quotation marks， Suttree was more enjoyable to read。 The dichotomy of setting and style could not be more masterfully presented。 The meanness of early 50's Nashville， with its cast of characters that seemed to have washed up onto the moonshine soaked banks of the river， set against the mellifluous and biblical language McCarthy is known for， casts a picture of a time and place that is both historical and mythical。 The novel is a series of vignettes ranging from the tragic to the comical to the grotesque。 The characters are memorable and endearing， even through their crimes and deviancy。 Ahh， Harrogate， I'll never again eat watermelon without thinking of you。 。。。more

Deborah Sheldon ，

McCarthy must have worn out his thesaurus for this novel。 But does the character of Suttree， a deadbeat dad who abandons his family， work， society and life， deserve such literary and grandiose language？ Or is the contrast between character and treatment the point that McCarthy is trying to make？ It's difficult to stick with a protagonist who is as amoral as Cornelius "Buddy" Suttree， yet the writing keeps waving you on。 By the time you get to the end of this lengthy tome， you realise that McCart McCarthy must have worn out his thesaurus for this novel。 But does the character of Suttree， a deadbeat dad who abandons his family， work， society and life， deserve such literary and grandiose language？ Or is the contrast between character and treatment the point that McCarthy is trying to make？ It's difficult to stick with a protagonist who is as amoral as Cornelius "Buddy" Suttree， yet the writing keeps waving you on。 By the time you get to the end of this lengthy tome， you realise that McCarthy has ushered you all the way through a dark and nihilistic story that has no ultimate meaning。 Well， make of that what you will。 [3。5 stars] 。。。more

Thomas Brown ，

A long and atmospheric story of the difficult life of one down-and-out in 1950s USA。 The atmosphere created for his surroundings is superbly bleak and dingy， and the characters he associates with are an untidy mix of misfortunates， but it's a story without judgement or much sentiment。 Gene Harrogate is especially memorable。 For my taste there's too much description， but McCarthy gives some moments of wonderfully simple poetry， like this:"How surely the dead are beyond death。 Death is what the l A long and atmospheric story of the difficult life of one down-and-out in 1950s USA。 The atmosphere created for his surroundings is superbly bleak and dingy， and the characters he associates with are an untidy mix of misfortunates， but it's a story without judgement or much sentiment。 Gene Harrogate is especially memorable。 For my taste there's too much description， but McCarthy gives some moments of wonderfully simple poetry， like this:"How surely the dead are beyond death。 Death is what the living carry with them。 A state of dread， like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory。 But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse。 Far from it。" 。。。more

Rob ，

Possibly the greatest American author still alive。

Christopher ，

"Ah he's back， God spare his blackened soul， another hero home from the whores。 Come to cool his heels in the river with the rest of the sewage。 Sunday means nothing to him。 Infidel。 Back for the fishing are ye？ God himself don't look too close at what lies on that river bottom。 Fit enough for the likes of you。 Ay。 He knows it's Sunday for he's drunker than normal。 It'll take more than helping old blind men cross the street to save you from the hell you'll soon inhabit。 Sutree went on toward the "Ah he's back， God spare his blackened soul， another hero home from the whores。 Come to cool his heels in the river with the rest of the sewage。 Sunday means nothing to him。 Infidel。 Back for the fishing are ye？ God himself don't look too close at what lies on that river bottom。 Fit enough for the likes of you。 Ay。 He knows it's Sunday for he's drunker than normal。 It'll take more than helping old blind men cross the street to save you from the hell you'll soon inhabit。 Sutree went on toward the street with his fingers in his ears。" 。。。more

Gabriel Hauser ，

Amazing， as always from McCarthy。

Vince ，

Gene。 Yeah。 You look wrong。 You will always look wrong。Cornelius Suttree is a man who left his life of wealth and privilege to live in a houseboat among the homeless under a bridge in Knoxville， Tennessee。 In subsequent chapters he meets a lot of charming and eccentric characters。 My favorite character is Gene Harrogate， also known as the city mouse。 He has to be one of the most heartbreaking yet funny characters I've ever come across。 Every time a chapter would have him I wanted to give him a Gene。 Yeah。 You look wrong。 You will always look wrong。Cornelius Suttree is a man who left his life of wealth and privilege to live in a houseboat among the homeless under a bridge in Knoxville， Tennessee。 In subsequent chapters he meets a lot of charming and eccentric characters。 My favorite character is Gene Harrogate， also known as the city mouse。 He has to be one of the most heartbreaking yet funny characters I've ever come across。 Every time a chapter would have him I wanted to give him a hug because he was so naive and helpless。 Suttree is a lighthearted and charming read which I highly recommend if you're put off by Cormac McCarthy's more violent and bleak work。 It's a lot of fun and a linguistic smorgasbord。 They say death comes like a thief in the night， where is he？ I'll hug his neck。 。。。more

Orsodimondo ，

NELLE TENEBRE DELLA NOTTE TUTTE LE ANIME SONO UNA SOLAVersione extra lusso ed extra large della casa di Suttree。Un McCarthy diverso。 E per certi versi direi molto diverso， in questo suo opus magnum， il suo romanzo più voluminoso， e da molti considerato il suo capolavoro （forse anche per la lunga gestazione， una ventina d’anni）: non da me però， che pur avendolo apprezzato e goduto， rimango legato ai suoi quattro “western”。Diverso non solo per mole， ma anche per stile e tono。 È il suo libro più di NELLE TENEBRE DELLA NOTTE TUTTE LE ANIME SONO UNA SOLAVersione extra lusso ed extra large della casa di Suttree。Un McCarthy diverso。 E per certi versi direi molto diverso， in questo suo opus magnum， il suo romanzo più voluminoso， e da molti considerato il suo capolavoro （forse anche per la lunga gestazione， una ventina d’anni）: non da me però， che pur avendolo apprezzato e goduto， rimango legato ai suoi quattro “western”。Diverso non solo per mole， ma anche per stile e tono。 È il suo libro più divertente， se così può dire， quello dove la sua ironia traspare maggiormente。 È opera in qualche modo rapsodica， frammentata: la trama è lasca， si compone e desume a posteriori。 Ma McCarthy non segue una griglia narrativa， di sicuro non una rigida: va avanti e indietro nel tempo （principalmente la storia è collocata nei primi anni Cinquanta）， cambia persona， anche se per la maggior parte del tempo vince la terza singolare， il classico narratore， si focalizza su singole scene， combatte la sua personale battaglia contro le virgole （e virgolette， queste ultime le odia proprio） che sostituisce con la preposizione “e”， sembra soprattutto concentrato a descrivere il paesaggio， a far parlare il ‘territorio’。 E continua a lasciarci fuori dalla mente dei suoi personaggi。Versione bucolica di Suttree a pesca sul fiume Tennessee。Suttree è il cognome del protagonista。 Che di nome fa Cornelius， ma viene perlopiù chiamato con diminutivi e appellativi vari， tipo Buddy， Bud， Sut。È rampollo di famiglia benestante， la classica ‘buona’ famiglia del sud。 Per qualche motivo non meglio precisato， Suttree la abbandona e a suo modo rinnega。 Si lascia dietro anche una giovane moglie con un figlio piccolissimo。 Di questa sua famiglia facciamo conoscenza verso un quarto del romanzo quando Suttree torna a ‘casa’ perché ha saputo che il suo bambino è morto （malattia）: la moglie lo accoglie nel peggiore dei modi， e altrettanto fa la famiglia d’origine。 Al funerale Suttree rimane in disparte， per poi trattenersi da solo a ricoprire di terra la fossa dove è stata calata la piccola bara， mentre intorno gli addetti alle onoranze funebri gli fanno notare che col trattore che hanno portato si farebbe prima。Versione pastorale della campagna intorno a Knoxville。Suttree mi pare il meno granitico e laconico dei protagonisti mccarthyani， che spesso sembrano affetti da mutismo。Ma accanto a protagonisti parchi di parole， McCarthy pone spesso personaggi loquaci， se non addirittura logorroici: come il celebre verboso giudice Holden nel Meridiano di sangue， come qui il giovane Harrogate， che verrebbe da definire povero di mente， o se non altro molto ingenuo （viene arrestato perché colto in flagrante di notte in un campo di cocomeri a fornicare con i grossi frutti）。Il fiume Tennessee con i battelli che lo percorrono， che come i treni ricorrono spesso nel romanzo。Nel ‘territorio’， nel paesaggio perlopiù urbano， qualche volta campestre， è inclusa ovviamente anche la fauna umana。 E qui ce n’è un bel campionario: il capraio， il cenciaiolo， il ferroviere， i pescatori， il… Un mondo rurale che vive ai margini della città （Knoxville， Tennessee）， nei quartieri bassi， un’umanità povera， esclusa dal processo del progresso anche per propria scelta， che sembra andare contro la corrente， insofferente alle autorità e alle istituzioni， senzatetto ladruncoli ubriaconi sottoproletari。 Un’umanità che trascorre la vita （perché noi siamo chi e cosa siamo）， la cui principale occupazione è mettere il pranzo insieme con la cena， procurarsi da mangiare， anche tra i rifiuti， arrangiarsi （perfino a lavorare se necessario） per potersi sedere a tavola con un piatto davanti che contenga qualcosa di commestibile。Cartolina di Gay Street verso il 1910。È gente così che Suttree sceglie di vivere e frequentare， nel momento in cui abbandona la magione di famiglia per andare a vivere in una casetta galleggiante sul fiume Tennessee nella periferia di Knoxville。 Gente conosciuta nel suo soggiorno dietro le sbarre， anche se quella prigione viene definita campo di lavoro: eppure le condizioni sono le medesime， i secondini picchiano col manganello， la mensa fa schifo， le celle pure， e chi fa casino finisce in una gabbia-scatola di dimensioni meno che ridotte。 Da questo luogo gli amici di Suttree entrano ed escono: e ogni volta che sono dentro annunciano che quella è l’ultima， una volta fuori nessuno ce li riporterà。 Ma poi succede di nuovo。E succede perché basta essere ubriachi， essersi vomitati addosso， essere poveri， andare in giro negli orari sbagliati e nella parte della città sbagliataCartolina di Knoxville degli anni ’50。La violenza （biblica e non solo） che abita la narrativa di McCarthy compare anche qui， ma in forma ridotta， mitigata， senza calcare， senza indulgenza: ci sono le manganellate delle guardie carcerarie， le botte， le risse， ma fa tutto parte di un quotidiano più mite， come il rancio， come dormire。McCarthy è nato e cresciuto proprio a Knoxville in Tennessee。 E qui ha ambientato i suoi primi romanzi （Il guardiano del frutteto， Il buio fuori， Figlio di Dio， e questo Suttree） e poi l’ultimo The Road）。Dopo di che， seguendo il trasloco dello scrittore dal sud est al sud ovest， a dimostrazione che McCarthy scrive solo di luoghi che conosce （molto bene）， cambiando geografia sembra cambiare il centro dell’interesse di McCarthy， dalla vita rurale degli Appalachi alle dinamiche della frontiera。 Lo spazio， inteso tanto come entità geografica quanto considerato in relazione alle dinamiche sociali che su questo si instaurano， il posto partecipa allo sviluppo narrativo in tutta i romanzi di McCarthy。 Il senso della terra， una terra， delle stagioni che la modificano lasciandola comunque immutabile in quanto si ripetono a ciclo annuale。 E forse perché il romanzo ha， fatto insolito per McCarthy， ambientazione urbana， anziché in mezzo agli Appalachi o al sudovest di frontiera， il mondo che circonda questa umanità è più sporco， marcescente， putrefatto， mucido， fracido， fangoso， puzzolente， in decomposizione， infestato da topi e ratti， di quanto McCarthy mi abbia abituato finora。 Sembra difficile muoversi， respirare， mangiare， dormire， vivere senza infettarsi。Il ponte di Gay Street a Knoxville。McCarthy non lo esplicita， ma la sensazione è che Suttree stia espiando qualcosa che sente come colpa， forse l’appartenenza a una ricca famiglia di pseudonobiltà del Sud， o forse il fatto d’averla abbandonata。 Forse， entrambe le cose。 E probabilmente è per questo che spende le sue giornate come fa， tra reietti e pescigatto， tra piccoli criminali del ghetto di Knoxville e lunghe bevute suicide。 Una scelta di vita vagamente francesca。C’è un altro aspetto che lo perseguita: l’essere il sopravvissuto a un parto gemellare。 Il fantasma del gemello morto ritorna più volte。L’espiazione， secondo me， include il viaggio che Suttree intraprende a circa metà del racconto: via dalla civiltà （civiltà） verso la wilderness， via dalla città e su sugli Appalachi。Verso la conclusione Suttree lotta tra la vita e la morte in un letto d’ospedale per una grave febbre tifoide: sono pagine dedicate alle sue allucinazioni， nelle quali il fratello gemello riappare a personificare la morte in generale。 La sua conclusione， la verità finale è che di Suttree ce n’è uno e uno soltanto （there is one Suttree and one Suttree only）。 Verità che mi viene voglia di affiancare a quest’altra espressa in un altro punto del romanzo:Credo che gli ultimi e i primi soffrono allo stesso modo perché non è solo nelle tenebre della notte che tutte le anime sono un’anima sola。La statua di Cornelius Suttree a Knoxville。Non sono un miscredente。 Non far caso a quello che dicono。No。Ho sempre pensato che esiste un Dio。Già。È solo che non mi è mai piaciuto。 。。。more

Jacob ，

SUTTREECORMAC MCCARTHY， 1979How can I discuss the best work from the greatest living writer？ This work has the quality of an old codger leaning as far back in his chair as possible， chewing on an unlit pipe， and spinning a yarn further than you think it will go。 Spinning and spinning。 It flows wide and lazy as does the Tennessee River where it takes place。 Eccentrics， mystics， and degenerates weave in and out and nothing really happens。 Nothing of grand significance anyway。 It is a constant flow SUTTREECORMAC MCCARTHY， 1979How can I discuss the best work from the greatest living writer？ This work has the quality of an old codger leaning as far back in his chair as possible， chewing on an unlit pipe， and spinning a yarn further than you think it will go。 Spinning and spinning。 It flows wide and lazy as does the Tennessee River where it takes place。 Eccentrics， mystics， and degenerates weave in and out and nothing really happens。 Nothing of grand significance anyway。 It is a constant flow， always flowing， through month and year -- then rising， now falling -- here a search for pearls， there a stint in prison。 No beginning， middle， or end， just continuity。 Two chapters stand above the rest。 One involves a trek through the mountains in an almost grotesque homage to Thoreau’s Walden where “old distaff Celt’s blood in some back chamber of his brain moved him to discourse with the birches， with the oaks。 A cool green fire kept breaking in the woods and he could hear the footsteps of the dead。” A transcendental bond between subjects right out of Schelling’s philosophy。 In the other， McCarthy employs his classic dualism between romantic and real and brings us back with a doomed prostitute。 “Suttree wondered if she were ever a child at a fair dazed by the constellations of light and the hurdygurdy music of the merrygoround and the raucous calls of the barkers。 Who saw in all that shoddy world a vision that child’s grace knows and never the sweat and the bad teeth and the nameless stains in the sawdust， the flies and the stale delirium and the vacant look of solitaries who go among these garish holdings seeking a thing they could not name。”Through mountain and plain， blight and bounty， loss and recovery， degeneracy and God， McCarthy gives us life itself。 Never just people alone， but in an inseparable scene with their place。 “If the world could write itself，” said Isaac Babel， “it would write like Tolstoy。” Well McCarthy ain’t far off。 。。。more

Ben Yaxley ，

5 stars for Harrogate chapters， he's one of my favourite characters ever。 3 stars for Suttree chapters， didn't care for。 5 stars for Harrogate chapters， he's one of my favourite characters ever。 3 stars for Suttree chapters， didn't care for。 。。。more

Shaun Rylands ，

Suttree is a masterpiece。 I will not read a better book this year， until I re-read Blood Meridian。 Mr。 Suttree it is our understanding that at curfew rightly decreed by law in that hour wherein night draws to its proper close and the new day commences and contrary to conduct befitting a person of your station you betook yourself to various low places within the shire of McAnally and there did squander several ensuing years in the company of thieves， derelicts， miscreants， pariahs， poltroons， spa Suttree is a masterpiece。 I will not read a better book this year， until I re-read Blood Meridian。 Mr。 Suttree it is our understanding that at curfew rightly decreed by law in that hour wherein night draws to its proper close and the new day commences and contrary to conduct befitting a person of your station you betook yourself to various low places within the shire of McAnally and there did squander several ensuing years in the company of thieves， derelicts， miscreants， pariahs， poltroons， spalpeens， curmudgeons， clotpolls， murderers， gamblers， bawds， whores， trulls， brigands， topers， tosspots， sots and archsots， lobcocks， smellsmocks， runagates， rakes， and other assorted and felonious debauchees。 。。。more

Grant Anderson ，

Cormac McCarthy is a master。 Blood Meridian is his opus but Suttree and The Road come in close behind。 He is in my opinion Faulkner’s contemporary and better。

Thomas P。 ，

Though it meanders at times， this is a very good， if not depressing and sometimes comical novel。 The use of very complex language is at times， almost stunning。 But I think that gives off a certain mystique to the story。 The two main characters， Suttree and Harrogate， are developed very well。 The author's writing style puts the reader right in the middle of the scenes he is describing。 4 1/2 stars out of 5。 Though it meanders at times， this is a very good， if not depressing and sometimes comical novel。 The use of very complex language is at times， almost stunning。 But I think that gives off a certain mystique to the story。 The two main characters， Suttree and Harrogate， are developed very well。 The author's writing style puts the reader right in the middle of the scenes he is describing。 4 1/2 stars out of 5。 。。。more

Jonathan Gruber ，

couldn't get into it。 Typical mccarthy writing and dialogue but without much of a plot to drive it forward couldn't get into it。 Typical mccarthy writing and dialogue but without much of a plot to drive it forward 。。。more

Matt Suder ，

Cormac’s excellent as always。 His funniest work？

John ，

Cormac is killing me。 Another dark book。 It’s set in what amounts to hell。 No meaning in life。 Suttree is an aimless wanderer。 Things are bad and he knows they will get worse。 How did he get here？ What happened with his parents his wife his faith？ I think of Pickwick Papers by Dickens。 This novel is pretty much a series of short stories involving Suttree。 Dark where Pickwick is fun。 I also think of Flannery O’Connor。 He’s a mess but is given many opportunities to amend his life。 Grace？ I don’t k Cormac is killing me。 Another dark book。 It’s set in what amounts to hell。 No meaning in life。 Suttree is an aimless wanderer。 Things are bad and he knows they will get worse。 How did he get here？ What happened with his parents his wife his faith？ I think of Pickwick Papers by Dickens。 This novel is pretty much a series of short stories involving Suttree。 Dark where Pickwick is fun。 I also think of Flannery O’Connor。 He’s a mess but is given many opportunities to amend his life。 Grace？ I don’t know。 This was also very funny in parts。 Gene with the melons， the bats， and his explosives。 I may never eat melon again。 Maybe my favorite by Cormac。 WARNING: don’t read if you’re offended by explicit sin。 Booze。 Women。 And more。 。。。more

Linda Franklin ，

At first I was really thrilled to be reading this， especially when I saw "Gay Street" in Knoxville， as that is the street on which my mother grew up in the first two decades of the 19th Century。 I also enjoyed， throughout I admit， the vocabulary， the new words I learned。 HOWEVER， and these are two big HOWEVERS: 1） I just hated hated hated that the word "nigger" was used soooo frequently。 and 2） there seemed to be too many gratuituous overly written long descriptions of animals being slaughtered At first I was really thrilled to be reading this， especially when I saw "Gay Street" in Knoxville， as that is the street on which my mother grew up in the first two decades of the 19th Century。 I also enjoyed， throughout I admit， the vocabulary， the new words I learned。 HOWEVER， and these are two big HOWEVERS: 1） I just hated hated hated that the word "nigger" was used soooo frequently。 and 2） there seemed to be too many gratuituous overly written long descriptions of animals being slaughtered and dying with the help of， or the gaze on， of a character。 I had to skip pages for that。 Finally， as a writer and lover of words， I did feel that the book would have been just as good at about 100 pages less。。。tooooo much showing off of vocabulary。 I did find it fun to read a few of McCarthy's neologisms and word play exhibitions。 There is some sly humor in the book。。。at random I open to page 454: "Mr Suttree in what year did your greatuncle Jeffrey pass away？ It was in 1884。 Did he die by natural causes？ No sir。 And what were the circumstances surrounding his death。 He was taking part in a public function when the platform gave way。 Our information is that he was hanged for a homicide。 Yessir"。 okay， yes， I can read about a death of a fictional murderer and think it's clever。 NO I cannot read about an imagined and described-in-detail death of an innocent animal。 So poke fun at me， that's okay。 Here are some of the words I jotted down: homologues， abscission， whicket， coamings， addorced， grumous， carinated， marling， and fustic。 I plan to use at least a couple of them myself。 ~ Linda Campbell Franklin 。。。more

Richard ，

I honestly didnt think writers like this existed anymore。 McCarthy is as lucid as Nabokov， as well-versed and descriptive about extreme poverty and destitute existence as Doestoesky and yet as sentimental about it--as poetic about it--and the mundane surroundings it proffers as Larry McMurtry or Walt Whitman。 I can't compare this book to anything I've ever read。 Just a remarkable achievement。 Can't recommend it enough。 I honestly didnt think writers like this existed anymore。 McCarthy is as lucid as Nabokov， as well-versed and descriptive about extreme poverty and destitute existence as Doestoesky and yet as sentimental about it--as poetic about it--and the mundane surroundings it proffers as Larry McMurtry or Walt Whitman。 I can't compare this book to anything I've ever read。 Just a remarkable achievement。 Can't recommend it enough。 。。。more

James Edwards ，

This is my first Cormac McCarthy book I’ve read & probably won’t be the last。 It took me some time to adjust to his style of writing; no chapters， not much punctuation & a narration that at times was so abstract I struggled to follow。 I learned to not work so hard， to let the words simply flow over me & that helped tremendously。 This is a book that stays with you， haunts you。 It’s quite often depressing， but also gives the reader a greater appreciation for when life treats you well & a grim trut This is my first Cormac McCarthy book I’ve read & probably won’t be the last。 It took me some time to adjust to his style of writing; no chapters， not much punctuation & a narration that at times was so abstract I struggled to follow。 I learned to not work so hard， to let the words simply flow over me & that helped tremendously。 This is a book that stays with you， haunts you。 It’s quite often depressing， but also gives the reader a greater appreciation for when life treats you well & a grim truth of it can always get worse。 This takes place in Knoxville， TN （my current home） back in the early 1950’s。 Knoxville had some serious slums， great swaths of poverty & filthy areas teaming with danger。 There were also areas a natural beauty along the Tennessee River as well as glimpses of urban beauty if viewed by a romantic or artistic eye。 You get down & dirty in this book; descriptions of depravity & the downtrodden are so intense that you want to take a shower after reading some parts。 However the descriptions are so deep & artful that you feel it as a personal experience。 This book is not politically correct， but accurately depicts the time with all its flaws。 McCarthy’s writing takes awhile to become apart of your own inner reading process ， but it’s worth the effort to get there。 。。。more

ian ，

There are moments in this book that made me laugh out loud。 There are some gorgeous vignettes， and when there is a moment that a plot comes forth and can carry the novel for a moment， it does feel like Suttree gains strength。 But while I enjoyed the characters and the writing， at times， I found it to be far too uninteresting for long pages to feel worthwhile。 This is a book I wanted to finish only because I had started it， and there's precious little that I feel I can hold onto。 Among McCarthy's There are moments in this book that made me laugh out loud。 There are some gorgeous vignettes， and when there is a moment that a plot comes forth and can carry the novel for a moment， it does feel like Suttree gains strength。 But while I enjoyed the characters and the writing， at times， I found it to be far too uninteresting for long pages to feel worthwhile。 This is a book I wanted to finish only because I had started it， and there's precious little that I feel I can hold onto。 Among McCarthy's novels （I've read at least four others） this easily finds its way to the bottom of my list。 Others will say that the lack of violence in this makes it a less invasive read， but I found its overt racism to be at least as grotesque as the gore of his other works。 。。。more

Michal ，

Cormac is now one of my favorite author。 He trully mastered the art of the ugliness and it is in a sense poetry in filth。 So good and so different。

GPiep ，

Decent read， fairly interesting characters， decent story。 Perhaps McCarthy is known for this， but he frequently forces the reader to languish through his verbose methods of setting the scene。 Using more complex language than is necessary or even fitting for that matter。 Despite this it is fairly easy to follow， except for moments where the story loses focus and coordination due to Cormac trying to sound smart。Overall it was a worthwhile read

Matt Palmer ，

Not as good as some better-known titles by McCarthy。

Reference

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