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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “"Suttree" is the story of a man who has abandoned wealth, comfort, and family to live among a powerfully colorful group of skid row characters living along the polluted river waters in Knoxville in the early 1950s. Its harrowing accounts are broken by grimly hilarious adventures and observations,...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This book was incredibly well written but I found it hard to follow sometimes because there were many characters and the story jumped from situation to situation. He used an amazing vocabulary that kept me from really being able to grasp a lot of it...but overall I liked it. ”
Sara G wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Some things about this book were fantastically enjoyable. It is heartbreaking in a really, sort of elevated way. The prose is such a pleasure to read, but the plot didn't mean a whole lot to me. It is said to be a character-driven book, but even so, I felt like Suttree wasn't as well-developed as I wish he had been. Will definitely read another McCarthy though.”
Thea K wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's tough to say which of Cormac's books are "the best," but as far as character sketches go, Suttree is my absolute favorite.”
Kevin B wrote this review Sunday, August 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was good ”
Bruce W wrote this review Sunday, June 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“McCarthy's funniest book. Superb writing consistent with his best works. A totally enjoyable book.”
Andrew L wrote this review Friday, June 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Suttree is a bleak and poetic visceral masterpiece, it is in my opinion the authors finest work. There is a profoundly rare beauty to be found in these encampments of the damned. ”
Barney E wrote this review Monday, May 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A ~gorgeous~ work of fiction. McCarthy's prose is truly amazing.”
Erica Reichert wrote this review Wednesday, January 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Yes, the diction and syntax are often sensational. Yes, the novel does lack a few conventions that may make it a long read for those who look for convention. Yes, it is sometimes hard to see whether the story is progressing. But there is a conversation late in the novel between Suttree and an oval of lamplight on the ceiling that stripped away any reason I had to dislike the book. That conversation makes it clear that Suttree has seen deeper into his life than I've seen into mine, and knows that he cannot answer for his life--as no life can be answered for--but claims every moment of it as his own.
Levi T wrote this review Wednesday, January 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In this passage I finally saw how smart--and wise--Suttree is, and how deeply he feels and what exorbitant prices he pays for feeling so deeply. What does it mean that a person so wise and sensitive chooses a life like this?
Also, it's great that the prostitute he lives with for a while more or less ends up paying him for sex.”“absolutely brilliant. mcCarthy's best novel, with real depth and richness written in amazing poetic prose. i re-read i recently and it was even better the second time round.”
tom s wrote this review Friday, November 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Suttree is much more simplistic than The Border Trilogy, and No Country for Old Men. Consequently, the language is not as beautiful. McCarthy, in writing Suttree, was only honing his skill towards greatness.”
Sancti Spiritus wrote this review Friday, September 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
