I enjoyed the story but not as thoroughly as his later works. There was alot of jumping around, different stages Owlby's life. A must read tho if you have read his other works ( )

McCarthy's writing is like going through a dream where everything is shrouded in a dense fog that slowly lifts to unvail each scene. He is a brilliant writer, and this is evident even from his first novel, The Orchard Keeper, about a young boy and his friendship with a man who runs whiskey in the 1930s. The influence of Faulkner is obvious, yet McCarthy's tale is both true and original. ( )

One of my favorite fiction books of all time. ( )