Cormac McCarthy

[LuketheDog]

Man, the timing, I just started reading Old Country for Old Men a couple days ago...

 

[longbow51]

His imagery is vivid, but can also haunt you in his portrayals of inventive violence, similar to that in McMurtry's later works based in the West.

And the clinically cold violence in No Country for Old Men freaked me out a bit.

Didn't know about his personal life, but not surprised. May he rest in peace.

 

[Rzrbck918]

McCarthy was always the author I wanted Jim Harrison to be more like in his imagery. Wish both would have written more.

 

[hank4elk]

Just saw The Road on my nightstand. A gift from my ex after she read it.

 

[Rhcuam]

He was an all timer.

 

[noharleyyet]

Oh absolute piece of work. Wanted to release wolves in Arizona, had his family living in poverty so he could focus on writing. As author's go though that seems to be the norm. Apparently having a tortured soul is good for your creativity.

Oh he was mad as a hatter Will...those stories are many, the wordsmith'd imagery more, much more.

 

[Irrelevant]

Truly one of the best to ever do it and in my humble opinion the best American author ever.

this is a tribute thread so I won't turn it into a debate, but no.

 

[crock239]

Alright, I've ordered All the Pretty Horses.

Placing my literary trust in HT...

 

[TOGIE]

Alright, I've ordered All the Pretty Horses.

Placing my literary trust in HT...

great book. keeps ya hooked all the way through.

the crossing is a slow start, but press on.

 

[Deleted member 48080]

If you would have asked me this morning who the greatest author alive was I would have told you Cormac McCarthy.

You do know R.L. Stine is still alive, right?

 

[Ben Long]

Jimmy Blevens is one of the great characters in American fiction. The first two pages of The Crossing are one of the best depictions of wild nature in American letters.

 

[Ben Long]

Another thing about McCarthy. When you're in writing school, they tell you Things You Should Not Do. McCarthy did them all. And the result is the kind of writing that sweeps the reader into another space. And then drops you back in reality with a chunk of prose that drops your jaw. But his brutality could be a bit much for me. (Side note. I once had a Black Lab/Chesapeake Bay cross that I named Cormac. Beautiful dog but crazy as shit. Wanted to kill every dog it came across. Including puppies. I had to put him down.)

 

[trb]

this is a tribute thread so I won't turn it into a debate, but no.

I will concede that Nora Roberts aka Tessa Dare does have her own unique appeal. If that's who you mean...I get it

 

[SAJ-99]

I'll admit I've never read any of his books....recommended starting point?

I've a hunt coming this fall that could involve considerable time in a tent waiting out poor weather, so a good paperback is on my packing list...

Just be warned, he has a unique style that takes some getting use to.