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Just finished reading Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy
Posted on 12/4/23 at 12:32 am
Posted on 12/4/23 at 12:32 am
The Crossing was my favorite, and Cities of the Plain my least favorite, but I loved all three books.
I already read No Country and Blood Meridian. I recently bought Suttree, Child of God, and The Road and plan on reading them next.
Any other Cormac McCarthy fans?
I already read No Country and Blood Meridian. I recently bought Suttree, Child of God, and The Road and plan on reading them next.
Any other Cormac McCarthy fans?
This post was edited on 12/4/23 at 1:21 am
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Posted on 12/6/23 at 7:13 am to L.A.
Absolutely, I’ve read all of the above except Child of God. Great writer. 
I’m hoping to reread them again eventually as it has been a long time.
I’m hoping to reread them again eventually as it has been a long time. 
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:08 am to L.A.
Big fan of his books. Outer Dark is next on my list.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:23 am to L.A.
He's my favorite author.
I've read The Road, No Country, Outer Dark, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Blood Meridian, and The Passenger.
I probably enjoyed ATPH the most of the two I've read from the Border Trilogy. The cowboy romanticism and humor were top notch.
I also REALLY enjoyed the Passenger. I know this one is hit or miss for a lot of his fans, but it had such a weird vibe to it unlike his other works. I also read chapter notes/breakdowns from a literary scholar while reading it and it helped me with themes that I may have otherwise missed.
I've read The Road, No Country, Outer Dark, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Blood Meridian, and The Passenger.
I probably enjoyed ATPH the most of the two I've read from the Border Trilogy. The cowboy romanticism and humor were top notch.
I also REALLY enjoyed the Passenger. I know this one is hit or miss for a lot of his fans, but it had such a weird vibe to it unlike his other works. I also read chapter notes/breakdowns from a literary scholar while reading it and it helped me with themes that I may have otherwise missed.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 12:10 pm to L.A.
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I recently bought Suttree
Maybe my favorite of his, enjoy. He was a great one.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 1:47 pm to L.A.
Just finished Child of God. I can honestly say that it's the first book I've ever read about a hillbilly necrophiliac. I saw an interview on youtube with one of McCarthy's friends after the author's death and he said that Child of God was his favorite Cormac McCarthy book. And he'd read all of them. I can't see that, even accounting for individual taste, but it is a good book and worthy of being read.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:20 am to L.A.
trying to get through Blood Meridian and its been a chore. i dont see how this is the supposed best american novel ever. the lack of "quotes" makes the dialogue hard to follow. are all of his books like this?
Posted on 1/3/24 at 9:32 pm to L.A.
The Road was my first. Like poetry.
“He looked back and saw him glowing in the waste like a tabernacle.”
One of my all time favorite lines in any book.
“He looked back and saw him glowing in the waste like a tabernacle.”
One of my all time favorite lines in any book.
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 1/8/24 at 7:18 pm to L.A.
The Crossing might be his best book. No Country for Old Men is probably his worst.
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