Suttree

By: Cormac McCarthy

Narrated by: Richard Poe

No discussion of great modern authors is complete without mention of Cormac McCarthy, whose rare and blazing talent makes his every work a true literary event. A grand addition to the American literary canon, Suttree introduces readers to Cornelius Suttree, a man who abandons his affluent family to live among a dissolute array of vagabonds along the Tennessee river.©1979 Cormac McCarthy (P)2012 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

“ Suttree contains a humor that is Faulknerian … and a freakish imaginative flair reminiscent of Flannery O’Connor.” ( Times Literary Supplement, London)

Most intense novel I have experienced in years

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If you are a fan of Faulkner, Steinbeck, Williams this is a most logical and welcome progression.

All over the place

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No.Too wordy . So you have to intensly listen to follow the alleged plot. Too much listener work with little reward.

Would you ever listen to anything by Cormac McCarthy again?

I did listen and the books were excellent

Did Suttree inspire you to do anything?

Yes. To Stop listening to it.

Any additional comments?

Read The other McCarthy books. They are great.

20 glorious hours

Cormac McCarthy's works will be read for years to come and beyond. This performance of Suttree is excellent. Richard Poe is the perfect reader for CM's work. i looked forward to listening every day. highly recommend.

Like a Lazy River

This was a meandering compilation of vignettes rather than a novel. In a few years, carved out of the arc of the main character’s life, the author does offer some jewels of descriptive prose, but the overall book is disappointingly disjointed.

The prose and narration.

Might be the best book ever written in English. Might also be the best audiobook of all time.