Outer Dark

Outer Dark

1968 • 257 pages

Ratings35

Average rating3.9

15

Didn't love it, didn't hate it.

I loved The Road. I enjoyed No Country for Old Men. I thought I loved Cormac McCarthy.

Then I read Blood Meridian. HATED it. I found it boring. I tried another (I forget which one now-Child of God, maybe?), and gave up after a few chapters. This book was neutral. I don't regret reading it, but I'd never recommend it to anyone. It felt like a story that didn't have a purpose.

Maybe I don't care for McCarthy after all.

April 14, 2025