McCarthy applied a stark, merciless vision to his stories of misfits and the apocalypse. Here’s where to start with his work.

If you haven’t read Cormac McCarthy, that needs to change. His prose simply has no equal. The man was an actual, honest-to-god, national treasure. He was so formative for me as an author, and I’m just gutted by his death.

Be warned: if you’re going to attempt to read one of his books, you need to make sure that you have the time and space to give it proper attention. His work is heavy, like a slab of lead, and you need to be sure to give yourself extra time to digest things. But it’s so, so rewarding.

  • LilBiFurious@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The Road was definitely an outlier of his, but one that I still think is a good book. You’re right though, I feel like it got overhyped a bit, but I hope that doesn’t shadow his other work for you. No Country and Blood Meridian are both juggernauts and incredible pieces of fiction. If you haven’t seen the movie adaptation of No Country either I highly recommend it.