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I found McCarthys style of writing to really frustrate me. I think it really took me out of the book to read and try to piece the way conversations were going.

by swozey 3y ago

I found McCarthys style of writing to really frustrate me. I think it really took me out of the book to read and try to piece the way conversations were going. I really, really didn't enjoy reading that book. I read it a LONG time ago, and I know how popular it is and I've read just about every post-apocalypse book I can find, my favorite being A Canticle for Leibowitiz. So I checked out the 1* Amazon reviews and there are some really funny ones written in McCarthys style - https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/0307265439/ref=acr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/0307265439/ref=acr_dp... edit: I didn't say what book, The Road. I do believe someone has told me to read Blood Meridian, but I haven't tried.

beezlebroxxxxxx 3y ago
The Road is probably his most "accessible" book (it was recommended by Oprah after all), second being All the Pretty Horses, which is a modern and romantic western written in his style. But you might just not like his stylistic tics. His lack of quotation marks is a stylistic move that repeats across all of his books.
wellthisisgreat 3y ago
I kinda liked Blood Meridian, but I think I couldn't quite appreciate it. but man, "Passenger" and "Stella Maris" is some of the most bittersweet, heartbreakingly beautiful literature I've experienced. Audiobook is exceptional.