(pb; 1973: novella)
From the back cover:
". . . Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard - a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee - is released from jail and allowed to roam at will, preying on the population with his strange lusts. . ."
Review:
This stark, grim account of a cunning man's long-term depravity - which includes rape, murder, necrophilia, theft and other crimes - gripped me from its first word to its last, even as I mentally recoiled at some of his acts, as well as his amazing-but-believable luck. There are no wasted words in this exemplary, sometimes gut-wrenching novella.
Child of God is one of the best books I've read this year. Worth owning, this.
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The resulting film was released stateside on September 29, 2013. James Franco, who played the character Jerry, directed the film. He co-scripted the film with Vince Jolivette, who played the character Ernest .
Scott Haze played Lester Ballard. Tim Blake Nelson played Sheriff Fate. Jim Parrack played Deputy Cotton.
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