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I think it's one of the greatest books ever written. Cormac Mccarthy is one of the best writers to touch ink to paper. What do you think about the book. If you haven't read it, I suggest you do so. The story is a nightmarish journey though the old west after the Mexican american war. There is countless act of brutality and insane dialogs from one of the main characters "The Judge" if you have never read it I suggest picking it up. The audiobook and pdf can both be found on the pirate bay.
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Feb 15, 2021 01:53
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mccarthy is the only author I know of whose descriptions of landscapes are compelling reading. I also like that when he picks a word, it is the most applicable word in the english language for describing the thing he is describing
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Feb 15, 2021 04:23
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The Voice of Labor posted:mccarthy is the only author I know of whose descriptions of landscapes are compelling reading. I also like that when he picks a word, it is the most applicable word in the english language for describing the thing he is describing I disagree. He has a beautiful way of describing violence and it's relation in the human condition. That's what he is truly good at. It's seen in every book. Mostly blood meridian and the road.
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Feb 15, 2021 07:54
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I think it's the most haunting book that I've ever read That last scene with the bear makes me sad sometimes 
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Feb 15, 2021 16:33
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SneakySniper179 posted:I disagree. He has a beautiful way of describing violence and it's relation in the human condition. That's what he is truly good at. It's seen in every book. Mostly blood meridian and the road. if you were to do a word count on blood meridian, like, 1/4 of the book is spent descibing rocks and landslides.
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Feb 15, 2021 16:43
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It's good, but it's not the life-changing, transcendent experience that the internet seems to think that it is.
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Feb 15, 2021 21:08
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Paddyo posted:It's good, but it's not the life-changing, transcendent experience that the internet seems to think that it is. It was to me. Out of all the novel I have read it's one of the few that has really stuck with me.
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Feb 16, 2021 06:29
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Professor Shark posted:I think it's the most haunting book that I've ever read "He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die"
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Feb 16, 2021 06:30
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Paddyo posted:It's good, but it's not the life-changing, transcendent experience that the internet seems to think that it is. I suspect that a reader's reaction to it has something to do with how much thinking they've already done on the idea of the nature of evil and the human condition, and how much you agree with McCarthy's specific take on the answer to those questions. He's got a developed opinion presented compellingly, and if you either agree with it or it's the first time seeing some of those debates it can be really galvanizing. I don't think you can argue that the prose isn't world-class, so if you pair that with ideas that are interesting to you then it can be a powerful read. Personally, I really like the different thinking represented by the Judge in Blood Meridian and Chigurh in No Country for Old Men - the two characters to me illustrate the idea of entropy/chaos/destruction/evil as a fundamental part of the human experience and fundamental to human nature versus the idea of it as a conscious decision made by people who may use an appeal to universal laws to justify their behavior but at the end of the day are just people being assholes. The first idea is fun to read about but to me is just bullshit nihilism, I consider the second more accurate and it's interesting to me that McCarthy's take seems to have softened between the two books - and then you get to the Road where there's arguably room for humans to be noble or positive in some way. He seems to be getting slowly more positive about humanity over time (although on his best day he's still got a bleak fuckin view of the human condition). Notahippie fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Feb 16, 2021 |
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Feb 16, 2021 19:09
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