Has anyone read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T14:12:30Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:25865?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A26080&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI just finished it a few days…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-24:537324:Comment:280762007-04-24T18:56:24.873ZSarah Weinmanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sarahweinman
I just finished it a few days ago - echo all the positive sentiments, but in terms of the language it did feel more streamlined than McCarthy's early works. In a weird way, this is as close as he'll ever get to writing a young adult novel.
I just finished it a few days ago - echo all the positive sentiments, but in terms of the language it did feel more streamlined than McCarthy's early works. In a weird way, this is as close as he'll ever get to writing a young adult novel. Yep, Gina. I think your husba…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-19:537324:Comment:262872007-04-19T02:28:17.077ZJackBludishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JackBludis
Yep, Gina. I think your husband might like it too. It's a book that, I think hits parents particularly hard. I've just ordered "No Country for Old Men," which I understand is about a man who comes across a stash of cash left over from a drug deal and is set in more recent times. It's funny, I first heard about McCarthy when I read reviews of "No Country for Old Men." Didn't know he had written, "All the Pretty Horses" and any number of books that are like noir Westerns. Those who compare him to…
Yep, Gina. I think your husband might like it too. It's a book that, I think hits parents particularly hard. I've just ordered "No Country for Old Men," which I understand is about a man who comes across a stash of cash left over from a drug deal and is set in more recent times. It's funny, I first heard about McCarthy when I read reviews of "No Country for Old Men." Didn't know he had written, "All the Pretty Horses" and any number of books that are like noir Westerns. Those who compare him to Faulkner, I understand, base it on the more complex style of his earlier books. I haven't read it yet Jack, a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-19:537324:Comment:262372007-04-19T00:57:01.305ZGina Micalehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/micalegl
I haven't read it yet Jack, and when Oprah picked it, I was going to pass simply because I haven't had good personal experiences with any of her book choices in the past. But I know you recommend it highly, so I might have to give it a go.
I haven't read it yet Jack, and when Oprah picked it, I was going to pass simply because I haven't had good personal experiences with any of her book choices in the past. But I know you recommend it highly, so I might have to give it a go. I thought The Road was great.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:260802007-04-18T18:54:33.902ZJohn Kenyonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/jpkenyon
I thought <i>The Road</i> was great. I'm a big McCarthy fan, and found it to be a bit breezier (if you can accurately say that about a book that describes post-apocalyptic America with horrifying detail) than much of the rest of his work. The punctuation thing always takes a bit of time to ease back into, but it's no hindrance. The ending here did feel a bit tacked on, given its sentimental nature, but McCarthy always deals with large themes, and this was ultimately in fitting with the overall…
I thought <i>The Road</i> was great. I'm a big McCarthy fan, and found it to be a bit breezier (if you can accurately say that about a book that describes post-apocalyptic America with horrifying detail) than much of the rest of his work. The punctuation thing always takes a bit of time to ease back into, but it's no hindrance. The ending here did feel a bit tacked on, given its sentimental nature, but McCarthy always deals with large themes, and this was ultimately in fitting with the overall tone of the book. Crime fiction fans ought to love his previous book <i>No Country For Old Men,</i> which, as I've said of the vaguely similar <i>Twilight</i> by William Gay, would be considered a crime fiction classic if its setting was an urban landscape instead of desolate rural America. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:260782007-04-18T18:52:44.794ZPaul Guyothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PGuyot
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is the one I have not read. I guess I should pick it up.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is the one I have not read. I guess I should pick it up. I started it but then diecide…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:260172007-04-18T15:14:53.070ZGumshoe Carlhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GumshoeCarl
I started it but then diecided after two chapters to save it for another day. This post-appcalyptic tale was very bleak to me and also very sad. In this crazy world we live in, I just couldn't handle more depression and bad news. It's the same reason I have trouble watching the evening news.....<br />
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I'm sure it is brilliant, but I will save it for a very euphoric, happy day!<br />
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GC
I started it but then diecided after two chapters to save it for another day. This post-appcalyptic tale was very bleak to me and also very sad. In this crazy world we live in, I just couldn't handle more depression and bad news. It's the same reason I have trouble watching the evening news.....<br />
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I'm sure it is brilliant, but I will save it for a very euphoric, happy day!<br />
<br />
GC McCarthy is, without question…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:260042007-04-18T14:56:51.397ZAlan Cranishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Alanreads
McCarthy is, without question, one of the great writers of our time. But THE ROAD just did not work for me. I've read lots of science fiction and have seen these same themes and settings used to better results. THE ROAD seem to climb to one level and never moved from it. Far more impressive, to my reading, is his previous novel, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, which demonstrates how the world of drugs has changed the entire face of the western United States. I do not begrudge McCarthy his success and…
McCarthy is, without question, one of the great writers of our time. But THE ROAD just did not work for me. I've read lots of science fiction and have seen these same themes and settings used to better results. THE ROAD seem to climb to one level and never moved from it. Far more impressive, to my reading, is his previous novel, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, which demonstrates how the world of drugs has changed the entire face of the western United States. I do not begrudge McCarthy his success and newfound noterity (an Oprah Pick, and now the Pulitzer Prize), but he has done more impressive work than this particular novel. Jack- I had it from the Libra…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:259942007-04-18T14:32:14.181ZMerrill Younghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Merlot
Jack- I had it from the Library and had to return it, but not before before it 'caught' me. I'm saving it for a 'full reading day'- what I read, I really enjoyed. Sort of like "If Ken Bruen wrote anything other than crime fiction, this would be what he came up with."<br />
This book swept trough 4MA, a while back.<br />
I think even Ratty liked it.
Jack- I had it from the Library and had to return it, but not before before it 'caught' me. I'm saving it for a 'full reading day'- what I read, I really enjoyed. Sort of like "If Ken Bruen wrote anything other than crime fiction, this would be what he came up with."<br />
This book swept trough 4MA, a while back.<br />
I think even Ratty liked it. I thought it was brilliant. M…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:259552007-04-18T12:40:44.218ZPaul Guyothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PGuyot
I thought it was brilliant. McCarthy is an amazing writer. Although I'm not a fan of the whole post-apoc "genre," the book was just so damn well written. I love a good, quick story as much as anyone, but I also love reading the art when it's executed at such a high level.<br />
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This and BLOOD MERIDIAN are my top two McCarthy books.
I thought it was brilliant. McCarthy is an amazing writer. Although I'm not a fan of the whole post-apoc "genre," the book was just so damn well written. I love a good, quick story as much as anyone, but I also love reading the art when it's executed at such a high level.<br />
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This and BLOOD MERIDIAN are my top two McCarthy books. I read it. While I found it i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-18:537324:Comment:259502007-04-18T12:07:56.224ZTamara Siler Joneshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/tamboj
I read it. While I found it interesting enough to read over the course of a single weekend, I don't think I'd read it again. Not because of the bleakness - I have no problems reading bleak work - but because it just didn't click with me.<br />
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It was okay.
I read it. While I found it interesting enough to read over the course of a single weekend, I don't think I'd read it again. Not because of the bleakness - I have no problems reading bleak work - but because it just didn't click with me.<br />
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It was okay.