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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 12/6/23 at 12:14 pm to zippyputt
quote:I'm about 2/3 of the way through Child of God right now. Grotesque, yet strangely compelling.
I’ve read all of the above except Child of God.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:19 am to thedrumdoctor
The Road was the first book I read and McCarthy’s storytelling in that book and writing style in that book hooked me. If you’ve not ready any of his books, I’d start there or No Country which are my 2 favorites.
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 12/17/23 at 1:25 pm to cfish140
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the lack of "quotes" makes the dialogue hard to follow. are all of his books like this?
Pretty much. It's hard to get used to. My son gave up on Blood Meridian about a third of the way through for that very reason
Posted on 12/19/23 at 1:25 am to L.A.
Blood Meridian is the only McCarthy I’ve read, and it’s been a long time. What would y’all recommend for the next one?
Posted on 12/22/23 at 7:55 am to PowerTool
I’m not as cultured as soon of the enthusiasts here, but All the Pretty Horses was the only novel I read in school that I actually enjoyed.
Posted on 12/22/23 at 9:23 am to turkish
I love the interaction with Billy and some guy driving along the road that stops when he sees Billy walking with the Wolf in The Crossing.
The audiobook narrator does a great job with their back and forth, lol dialogue.
The audiobook narrator does a great job with their back and forth, lol dialogue.
Posted on 12/22/23 at 9:25 am to PowerTool
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Blood Meridian is the only McCarthy I’ve read, and it’s been a long time. What would y’all recommend for the next one?
I'd do No Country and then The Road, stand alone novels that are short to medium in length.
I'd read the border trilogy next.
Suttree is great too and would read that, longer than the others though is why I'd recommend the others first.
Those along with Blood Meridian are all I have read so far though so can't comment on his others.
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 9:27 am
Posted on 12/23/23 at 3:06 am to DukeSilver
Ok I just finished Blood Meridian. After really locking in and binge reading the last 100 pages and really analyzing it, I’ve changed my mind. It’s a tough read but it’s a masterpiece
Posted on 12/23/23 at 2:59 pm to cfish140
I’d recommend the audiobook as well as a reread. Helps to hear some of his atypical writing style.
Posted on 12/31/23 at 1:54 pm to cfish140
I remember putting down Blood Meridian and thinking, “that is one disturbed mind”. Felt like I needed to take a shower after reading it to wash the disgust off me.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 12:50 pm to RED DAWN REDUX
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I remember putting down Blood Meridian and thinking, “that is one disturbed mind”. Felt like I needed to take a shower after reading it to wash the disgust off me.
Blood Meridian is the only novel I've ever read that gave me nightmares. Not even The Exorcist did that.
It might help to know that the novel is based on a true story.
From wiki:
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Blood Meridian is a novel by Cormac McCarthy that is based on the true story of the Glanton gang, a group of scalp hunters who massacred Indigenous Americans and others in the United States–Mexico borderlands in the 1840s and 1850s. The novel follows a fictional character called "the kid" who joins the gang and witnesses their atrocities1. McCarthy also drew from historical sources and real-life murders for other details in the novel.
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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