I read Blood Meridian last year, and have honestly never read anything like it before. It’s the most utterly beautiful, most absolutely depraved book I’ve ever read. It’s a masterpiece, and it’s horrific.
Similarly, The Road, which just left me numb when I finished it. Glad I’d read it, but numb.
"How surely are the dead beyond dead. Death is what the living carry with them. A state of dread, like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory. But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse. Far from it."
Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
To me, he and Camus illuminate the struggle of life. You make your own reason. The struggle is the reason.
He was a living legend, I'm glad to have read his novels and be at the same timeline. He's simply an incredible author. My first McCarthy book was The Road and I remember thinking that the prose was so simple yet still so powerful.
I've only read The Road by him, I should read more.
Huh, I didn't know (or I forgot) that he wrote No Country for Old Men - I loved the Coen brothers film so that might have to jump the queue and get read next.
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DJDarren@beehaw.org · 5 pts · 3y
I read Blood Meridian last year, and have honestly never read anything like it before. It’s the most utterly beautiful, most absolutely depraved book I’ve ever read. It’s a masterpiece, and it’s horrific.
Similarly, The Road, which just left me numb when I finished it. Glad I’d read it, but numb.
One hell of a writer. #RIP
gabuwu@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y
One of the best modern american literary writers, he will be missed.
Dave_r@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 3y
Sad day - I told all my co-workers about this.
Blood Meridian blew my socks off. I've read most of his other work, looking forward to the next two.
bathcat@beehaw.org · 4 pts · 3y
Writer of my favorite books. I am broke.
"How surely are the dead beyond dead. Death is what the living carry with them. A state of dread, like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory. But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse. Far from it."
Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
To me, he and Camus illuminate the struggle of life. You make your own reason. The struggle is the reason.
SemioticStandard@beehaw.org · 3 pts · 3y
Ugh. Absolutely gutted by this. One of my all time favorite authors. This man’s prose is simply unmatched. An honest to god national treasure. Fuck.
ellabella@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y
He was a living legend, I'm glad to have read his novels and be at the same timeline. He's simply an incredible author. My first McCarthy book was The Road and I remember thinking that the prose was so simple yet still so powerful.
norb@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 3y
The Road haunted me for days. Now that I have offspring I don’t think I can ever read it again.
Deebster@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
I've only read The Road by him, I should read more.
Huh, I didn't know (or I forgot) that he wrote No Country for Old Men - I loved the Coen brothers film so that might have to jump the queue and get read next.
What other books of his do people recommend?