Just finished The Road and loved the movie No Country for Old Men. I didn't know he went to UT and was a Knoxville native.
Any Cormac McCarthy fans on here?
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The Road is an amazing read. I literally could not make myself put it down. Don't waste your time watching the movie though. Like the others said Blood Meridian is good but way different than the Road. The "Border Trilogy" is very good too and consists of All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain. I've read almost all of his books and the only one I didn't enjoy was The Orchard Keeper.
It is. I picked that up while reading it. Here's a pretty neat link about the geographical and time setting of The Road. It's long, but pretty insightful.
http://web.utk.edu/~wmorgan/TR/route.htm
I kept finding myself bouncing around in terms of the geography I had in my mind. It was originally the SEC (Carolinas/TN), but then he started mentioning finding Spanish coins and the ship was a Spanish name, so I thought maybe it was set more along the California coast. That was prior to reading the link above obviously.
I've read all of his books minus the Orchard Keeper.
You should read Blood Meridian next. Best book I've ever read. I read it a couple of times because I just couldn't get enough of it.
The Border Trilogy and Suttree are great reads as well. Or if you'd like a little more 17ed up journey, Outer Dark. That book is wicked.
You should read Blood Meridian next. Best book I've ever read. I read it a couple of times because I just couldn't get enough of it.
The Border Trilogy and Suttree are great reads as well. Or if you'd like a little more 17ed up journey, Outer Dark. That book is wicked.
Blood Meridian is definitely a good book. It's extremely dark, but it's still good. And it's based on actual events and people. I guess it would be hard to invent a character like Judge Holden.
blood meridian is my favorite book ever written. and it's the only book i've read multiple times (3 times).
there's always rumors circulating about a movie. for awhile ridley scott was attached and i was terrified. imo it needs to be an edgier, indie director. one of the mexican directors like alejandro gonzalez inarritu or alfonso cuaron would be good choices. maybe quentin tarantino is he didn't try to make the dialog too quentin tarantino-ish but put his directing style and action scene skills would be great. there's a few others out there, but just keep it out of a big blockbuster director's hands who would try to make it pg-13.
there's always rumors circulating about a movie. for awhile ridley scott was attached and i was terrified. imo it needs to be an edgier, indie director. one of the mexican directors like alejandro gonzalez inarritu or alfonso cuaron would be good choices. maybe quentin tarantino is he didn't try to make the dialog too quentin tarantino-ish but put his directing style and action scene skills would be great. there's a few others out there, but just keep it out of a big blockbuster director's hands who would try to make it pg-13.
2nd cuaron. Children of Men is one of the, if not the, best directed movies I've seen. The first scene in his new movie gravity is something like 20+ minutes of one take. F'n excited for this.
Yep. Big fan...
The Road was incredible (especially for any Dad with a son), but the movie was terrible. Should have never been made. No Country is also an incredible book (like the movie). I enjoyed Blood Meridian and All The Pretty Horses as well.
Some of his books get super weird though....
The Road was incredible (especially for any Dad with a son), but the movie was terrible. Should have never been made. No Country is also an incredible book (like the movie). I enjoyed Blood Meridian and All The Pretty Horses as well.
Some of his books get super weird though....
It would be easy for some director to mess up Blood Meridian. I agree that Children of Men was a great movie. I was ready to hate the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, but it turned out to be really good. I don't know if the guy who directed it would be a good choice for a Blood Meridian movie, but that could possibly work, too.
What’s going on here? MSU fans celebrating good literature? What’s next, a discussion of fine wines and non-chain restaurants? I just assumed y’all read Field and Stream and the Farmer’s Almanac.
But seriously, Cormac McCarthy is my favorite author. I’ve read all of his books except Outer Dark. It’s difficult to say what’s his best book because it depends upon what you enjoy. Like others here, my favorite is Blood Meridian, but it’s also probably his least accessible (to use a high falutin’ literary term). He spends pages at a time describing the desert scenery, and anyone who tells you he knows all of the words is probably lying. It’s one of those books that gets better each time you read it.
The Road is probably his most accessible, followed by No Country for Old Men, Suttree (excellent book that I rarely hear discussed), and Child of God (lots of hillbillies and necrophilia). The Orchard Keeper is somewhat similar to Suttree (sans necrophilia) and is set in east Tennessee. The Border Trilogy (All the Pretty Horses, Cities of the Plain, The Crossing) are all very good. He’s supposed to have another book in the works, The Passenger. Have no idea when it’s supposed to be released.
I recently read a book by a new author, Wiley Cash, who is somewhat reminiscent of McCarthy’s style. The language is nowhere near McCarthy, but if you enjoy Southern gothic fiction it’s a very good and fairly easy read. http://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Readers-Circle-Center-Point/dp/1611734479
But seriously, Cormac McCarthy is my favorite author. I’ve read all of his books except Outer Dark. It’s difficult to say what’s his best book because it depends upon what you enjoy. Like others here, my favorite is Blood Meridian, but it’s also probably his least accessible (to use a high falutin’ literary term). He spends pages at a time describing the desert scenery, and anyone who tells you he knows all of the words is probably lying. It’s one of those books that gets better each time you read it.
The Road is probably his most accessible, followed by No Country for Old Men, Suttree (excellent book that I rarely hear discussed), and Child of God (lots of hillbillies and necrophilia). The Orchard Keeper is somewhat similar to Suttree (sans necrophilia) and is set in east Tennessee. The Border Trilogy (All the Pretty Horses, Cities of the Plain, The Crossing) are all very good. He’s supposed to have another book in the works, The Passenger. Have no idea when it’s supposed to be released.
I recently read a book by a new author, Wiley Cash, who is somewhat reminiscent of McCarthy’s style. The language is nowhere near McCarthy, but if you enjoy Southern gothic fiction it’s a very good and fairly easy read. http://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Readers-Circle-Center-Point/dp/1611734479
I'm getting away from McCarthy here, but a few good reads by the late Larry Brown (Mississippi guy) are Joe, Faye, and Dirty Work. And yes, No Country for Old Men is great book. I thought the movie was cast very well too - Anton was one cold and creepy bastard.
Another recommendation for the Border Trilogy, as well as No Country for Old Men.
You should check out Larry Brown (from Mississippi) and Chris Offutt, who is from Kentucky. Great stuff.
You should check out Larry Brown (from Mississippi) and Chris Offutt, who is from Kentucky. Great stuff.