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Cormac McCarthy’s “God-Mike”
A wonderful post from Ted about The Crossing, and Cormac McCarthy’s sudden piercing bouts of omniscience – hard to pull off, nigh on impossible, actually. The great Russian writers do it all the time, but of course, they invented the … Continue reading
Blood Meridian: The Judge
I finished Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West last night. My only regret is that someone wasn’t there to hold me when it was all over. The last 50 pages of Blood Meridian read like a bat … Continue reading
The Writing of Blood Meridian
I don’t know how to process McCarthy’s writing (and I say that as someone who has read many of his books). The writing in Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West comes so quickly at you, and you … Continue reading
Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy
I’m not even 100 pages in to Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West and I already feel backed up with information, impulse, response … there’s so much going on, and the writing is so off the charts … Continue reading
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