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Originally Posted by Terrible Lizard
I think the primary flaw with the Road was the setting, McCarthy is incredible in the gothic western setting, but otherwise it's like wading through a swamp.
Nevertheless Blood Meridian is still one of the greatest novels I have ever read.
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You know, I appreciate Blood Meridian but didn't really like it that much. It's beautifully written, but I just couldn't get into it. I want to read the Road because I figure it's more my thing.
Right now I'm reading Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet by Joanne Proulx right now. It's probably the type of book I need to break me out of my reading slump. Nothing too hard, with an interesting story. It would be death at this point to jump into something like James Joyce or War & Peace, etc.