Cormac McCarthy
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A great writer who I'm really starting to appreciate.....
I love The Road, such a haunting book.....
Anyone else a fan?
I love The Road, such a haunting book.....
Anyone else a fan?
'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
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never heard of him..or is it a her?
I can't believe they're making a movie.
For those who don't know he's the writer who wrote the novel "no country for old men."
always on top of things NYPJ
Cormac is male.
He wrote All The Pretty Horses and No Country For Old Men.....
ahhh loved the movie,,maybe i should read the book
its one of those names that can go either way
I'm sure I'll delve into his other work when I have the time.
Glad you're enjoying, it is really quite a beautiful book in it's dark little way.....
I highly recommend his earlier work too like Child Of God.....
I've not yet seen the movie but will do soon.
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The movie was great - but I was pretty thrown off by the hair...I just thought it was distracting! I loved TLJ in that movie! in the interest of disclosure, that may be because I have a distinct Tommy Lee Jones attraction...he is chewy. I can tell.
the book is a great read...I love the pace that McCarthy sets...it is a very systematic novel.
I finished The Road earlier today and almost cried at the end. One of the best novels I've read, with a blend of nearly overwhelming darkness but with just enough light to make me feel a little bit of hope.
My professor said he thought "Blood Meridian" was the best novel by any American author, so I may check that out first. "Child Of God" sounds interesting as well.
I agree!! I thought it was one of the best novels I've ever read too! I couldn't put it down....and, I couldn't get it out of my head for weeks after I finished it.
I read somewhere that Viggo Mortensen will be starring in the movie...that sounds interesting. Altho' the movie would be pretty depressing.
"As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska....." - Gov Sarah Palin
they usually dont seep to capture what the book is really about, they are there to sell the book after all.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
The back of this cover seems to sum it up fairly well. I'll add an excerpt:
"The Road is a profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love.... The Road is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devestation".
That description works for me.
If you want something more on the surface regarding the setting, then I would say it's about a father and son walking through "burned America," in the desperate hope to find an area that is not completely devestated. There are very few other survivors from the unnamed disaster, with a blanket of ash covering the sky so the sunlight does not shine through(thus, there is no vegetation and food is an invaluable commodity).
The heart of the novel is not in action scenes, but in the relationship between father/son, and particularly the goodness of the boy(and the goodness he instills in his father) in this horrific world in which very little decency remains.
I found it to be a little hard to get into hid writing (this is his first book I read), but by about page 30 I was hooked. He has a really cool way of not giving a ton of description, but just enough where you can really feel like you are there.
I agree it is very powerful. I am only on page 87 and there were a couple of times already that I felt a little teary.
I should probably stay out of this thread until I finish it so I don't read any spoilers.
I'm glad I finally broke down and read one of his books. I've been wanting to read "No Country" since it came out a couple of years ago, but still haven't gotten around to it. I did see the movie and enjoyed it.
I've read All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, and The Road and I think those are my 3 favorite books ever. Can't wait to read more.
I read "The Road" not too long ago. What a great book!! That's the only McCarthy book I've read, though.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Yeah it's the only one I've read too. I want to read all his books now, but I have a huge stack of books to be read already!
I thought the screenplay fell a bit flat for the Coen bros but it was adapted so maybe that was the problem. It just wasn't nearly as sharp as their earlier efforts. Also the plot had to be a bit illogical (some of the decisions made by Llewelyn made no sense) in order to keep the story flowing, which to me is a sign of sloppy writing. The suspense was definitely there and made the film impressive despite it's inherent flaws. I feel that Javier Bardem gave a fabulous performance and was what carried the film, imo.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Katowice 2007
London 2007
What decisions did you think made no sense?
Outer Dark and Blood Meridien take you into incredibly dark places, yet there's nothing gratuitous.
I haven't read The Road or No Country for Old Men yet. (I'd better see the movie first. When I've read the book beforehand, I expect the adaptation to stick to the story and I like the element of surprise.)
Like why didn't he think to get in one of those trucks and get out of there instead of being chased by a truck filled with people shooting at him in the middle of the night? There would have been keys in the ignitions I would think.
And why would he even go back to give the guy water at that point? The guy had been shot and had sat there bleeding all that time. How could he have figured the guy was still alive?
And why didn't he check inside the money case to at least see what he had. And it should have tipped him off sooner that the money was bugged...how else could the guy keep finding him?
Also, why didn't he go ahead and shoot Bardem's character when he saw his shadow under the door at the hotel room? He waits and then gets shot himself. And when he does shoot him finally he only shoots the guy in the leg! He seemed too crafty and smart to keep making mistakes like this.
All the parts keep the story going but could have been written better to make more sense, imo.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
Try reading 'Blood Meridian', and 'The Crossing'.
This is good to hear. I think I will take his books in order.
He didn't go back to give the guy water. He went back to cover his tracks.
He only found him once before he discovered the bugging device.
I agree that he could have shot him in the hotel room, but then he didn't know that it was Chuger - or however his name's spelt - just that he was a bounty hunter.
And he later shot him with a sawn off shotgun, which explains why he got hit in the leg. They're not the most accurate guns at a distance.
Are you actually referring to the book here though, or are you talking about the film? Because the book is somewhat different.
He woke up in bed and said 'that's it' then filled up a gallon container of water and left out. I was figuring this meant the guy he left out there to die was now weighing on his conscience. He went right to the guy with the water in hand.
True but after finding him once should have been a tip off and then he should have directly looked through the money instead of waiting til he was at a new hotel. What was he going to do then? Chuger was already on his way.
I know he couldn't be sure but who else would just be standing there at his door like that? I don't know how to spell the name either. He shot him after he was hit by the air pressure thing during the scene with the shadow at the door. Right? I thought he got a shot out before jumping out the window? The shot was quite low still for a target on the other side of a door directly in front of you.
yeah, I'm referring to the adapted screenplay based on the book here.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
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