It's going to take a while for me to digest this, the first
Cormac McCarthy book I've read. I've put it off because I was off-put some time
ago by a couple of reviews I read. They did not seem to know what they were
talking about. Superficial reviews, I'd say. They thought it was just another
drug-dealing "thriller" or something.
That might be a part of it, but it’s a minor part of the art. McCarthy's unique voice and process in telling the story serves up the art; and, oh yeah, there’s a pretty good story there too. See?
It seems to flow along like magic on two tracks at once -- one the story, what's happening; the other a miraculously floating odyssey of evil counterbalanced by faith, honest integrity, and a real love story -- all at the same time set against a dystopian backdrop.
Let me be honest about this though -- I think my words are inadequate to fully make the point...so why don't you read it and let me know what you think. I found it hard to put down. And it haunts me now that I have.
That might be a part of it, but it’s a minor part of the art. McCarthy's unique voice and process in telling the story serves up the art; and, oh yeah, there’s a pretty good story there too. See?
It seems to flow along like magic on two tracks at once -- one the story, what's happening; the other a miraculously floating odyssey of evil counterbalanced by faith, honest integrity, and a real love story -- all at the same time set against a dystopian backdrop.
Let me be honest about this though -- I think my words are inadequate to fully make the point...so why don't you read it and let me know what you think. I found it hard to put down. And it haunts me now that I have.
