“Child of God” Cormac McCarthy, the author of the widely recognized “Border Trilogy”, is an exciting and chilling novel that plunges into the depths of human degradation. Lester Ballard, an introverted young man from the countryside, hardened and alone, banished from the land of his ancestors, gets out of prison and embarks on a journey through the mountainous terrain of East Tennessee. To fulfill his most twisted fantasies, he begins to hunt down local residents. McCarthy turns the banal episodes of human life - in rural homes, shops, in the woods - into stunning scenes filled with comedy and grotesque. And as the story approaches its inevitable conclusion, even the most nefarious aspects of human life he shows with dignity, humor and characteristic lyrical brightness.