Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 4.90/10. The website's critical consensus states: "An obviously reverent adaptation that fails to make a case for the source material being turned into a movie, Child of God finds director James Franco outmatched by Cormac McCarthy's novel." References External links 1974 The New York Times book review Photos and description of James Franco shooting Child of God. WeGotThisCovered.com. "So, James Franco Is Already Filming Cormac McCarthy's 'Child Of God' With Tim Blake Nelson Starring". Indiewire.com. 1973 American novels Novels by Cormac McCarthy Novels about ephebophilia Novels about necrophilia American gothic novels Random House books Obscenity controversies in literature Novels set in East Tennessee Sevier County, Tennessee Novels set in Appalachia American novels adapted into films American philosophical novels Novels about serial killers Works about capital punishment