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| Discussion: Cormac Mccarthy I cannot find a crtical essay on, " The Crossing", does anyone have any ideas where I could find this or where i could find a review?? >>By bookworm03 ME EITHER!!! any ideas anyone? >>By stacey4lr I read "The Road" recently and lent it to a friend. He had read "Blood Meridian" and "The Crossing" but "The Road" was tough going for him and me too. It seems like McCarthy has come to the end of the road and is not very optimistic about what lies ahead. But then, when you get to the end. Where is there to go? >>By mythster I read The Road in one sitting - on a flight from Sacramento to Atlanta - and was in love with every word. I found it to be pure genius. I don't think the book has anything to do with what McCarthy is personally feeling about the prospects of "what lies ahead." If it did then I would say he has great hopes for the future; after all the book ended with the boy finding a family to grow in. I got the distinct feeling that the end of The Road was the rebirth of civilization through the boy. It was a terrifying and beautiful read. Worth every moment I spent gulping it down on a cross-country flight. >>By VoraciousBibliovore Just finished "No Country for Old Men" and was very satisfied. I find that it's a soon to be released movie (maybe already as of 27 November, 2007.) Based on this read I obtained "The Road," "All the Pretty Horses," "The Crossing" and "Cities of the Plain." I've got a feeling that these won't be the only McCarthy publications I will be reading. >>By Windwoodtrader I'm insane over McCarthy! I'd never really given him a chance because I thought he wrote Westerns, but my boyfriend assured me that I'd like him. . . Blood Meridian is hands down my favorite! It's brilliant. I've never loved a villain as much as I love Judge Holden. He's mythical. Gigantic. Omnipresent. I also love how McCarthy manages to make even the heroes into villains. I bought Blood Meridian for my grandfather last X-mas. I sent it to my brother while he was in jail las year. I'd recommend it to anyone. . . Some of my other favorites are Outer Dark, The Road, and Child of God, all of which make desolation terrifying. One final note: I love that Oprah chose The Road for her book club! I love thinking of all of those middle aged women reading that book. . . >>By drowninginflame Coming into the knowledge of Cormack McCarthy through the theatrical release of "No Country For Old Men" (which I actually haven't seen yet), I checked out a copy of "Child of God" from the Seattle Public Library, and I have to say that I was totally blown away...his writing is very spartan and very seminal, and McCarthy is my new shiny thing that I've found. "Child of God" was excellent, I think it's a very bold commentary on the condition of Man and I hope people people who read it don't simply absorb the sensational acts that take place, but recognize what he says about what motivates us all and really enjoy the artisan work that it is. Wow - - what a big sentence that was! In all, it it took me a total of perhaps twenty-four hours to read it, in three or four sittings. One of them was a dusk-til-dawn stretch where I shrugged off notions of sleeping in order to continue reading - - I HIGHLY recommend this to everyone. >>By polyesterbrown He is an extremely intense writer. A word craftsman. I've read most of his work but nothing prepared me for it. "All the Pretty Horses" simply stunned me and I was hooked. I could not get through "Sutree" however. "No Country for an Old Man" and "The Road" show him at the top of his form, but still, for me, "Horses" is is best book. >>By crazyhorse You are not logged in. To access all functionality, you can log in via Flork. Flork is a worldwide community of people who are interested in music, movies and books. As a Flork-User, you can participate in this and other discussions, meet new people and exchange messages with other members directly: www.flork.com |