I didn't care for this one. The main character seemed to have a chip on his shoulder and it just seemed dark all the way through.

WISE BLOOD isn't a difficult read nor is it an overly easy read. I found that it is a book that the reader may gain a better appreciation of after discussing. There are a number of issues and themes that run throughout the book, such as faithlessness vs. faith, and sin and symbolism. Ms. O'Connor has crafted a darkly satirical work that raises some interesting questions to this reader's mind.

Very compelling read, but do some homework before or after reading because it is packed with eye-opening symbolism that helps to make it\\\'s message clearer.

From Amazon; \\\"Wise Blood, Flannery O’Connor’s astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth-century literature. Focused on the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an unending struggle against his innate, desperate fate, this tale of redemption, retribution, false prophets, blindness, blindings, and wisdoms gives us one of the most riveting characters in twentieth-century American fiction.\\\"