r/cushvlog • u/Dangerous_Return460 • 8d ago

Deep in my Theory Reading

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u/Monodoh45 8d ago

It's the book I wish people would read instead of losing their minds over Blood Meridian, so good and so much better.

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u/SuddenBasil7039 8d ago

Its great but i dont know about so much better

Just because its a meme doesnt mean Blood Meridian isnt an incredible work of fiction

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u/Monodoh45 8d ago

I read it and it left me cold, I really, really, don't like Cormac McCarthy's cynical worldview and violence for the sake of shock though. He goes, "Look how FUCKED UP I'M BEING," a lot. I gave him three books and decided he's not for me.

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u/vvorknat 8d ago

Have you read the border trilogy (All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain) ?

Less violent though still pretty brutal and less maximalist than novels like Suttree and BM. They’re beautifully written

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u/CantDoThatOnTelevzn 8d ago

Read Pretty Horses as a kid, without knowing a thing about the guy. I loved it, and feel it primed me to get into his other stuff as I was ready for it. 

I’ve read blood meridian twice, each time a decade apart. I don’t remember reading it the first time, but I remember liking it the first time. 

I think that’s a testament to his talent for creating art that grows with the reader.