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Reply to ""The Road" by CorMAC McCarthy"

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Originally posted by beternU:
Hey, guys, the man's name is Cormac McCarthy, for Pete's sake! Cormac is a grand old Irish name.

Wright--whose books DO you like? McCarthy is a superb writer. He won one of the coveted MacArthur "genius" prizes some years back. He is a widely-recognized major literary talent. At least two of his books have been made into very well-reviewed motion pictures. I am just curious why you are so negative on McCarthy.

Literary talent runs in the McCarthy family. Long ago, in another incarnation, Cormac's younger brother was on my staff in a gummint agency. He was by far the best writer I encountered in almost 30 years of gummint service.

Perhaps you should stay with Stephen King. He is, I must concede, a first-rate writer and deserving of the awards he has received. Those who classify him as simply a horror story writer are missing some of the depth of his works.

Allow me to recommend another great writer. Next time you visit a library, check out something by T.R. Pearson. He has an unusual and engaging style and writes with a sly humor about dark subjects. A good book of his to begin with is "Off for the Sweet Hereafter." You will laugh yourself sore when you read the first chapter.

Keep reading, though; it keeps us off the streets and away from the TV!


I do read King. I read King frequently. Don't get me wrong. Cormac McCarty (yes I caught that just didn't want to be rude) deserves his place in literary history. I just don't like his style. I never made it past Blood Meridian after reading The Road. Maybe I should try some more of his work?

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