The Untold

This was a good weekend read. I wish it didn't have “The female Cormac McCarthy!” emblazoned on its cover. The story is harsh but beautiful in the way that some Cormac McCarthy novels are, but it has a different kind of heart. Also, I didn't know before I read it, but it is the fictionalized account of the life of a real person, Jessie Hickman, a female outlaw. If I had to compare this book to any other, it would be Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang. Anyway, I recommend it, but don't read it while eating.