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Originally Posted by Obdurate
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.
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Sometimes you have to read the hard stuff, it makes your reading more vibrant and you learn from it. I prefer pulp and hardboiled fiction to almost everything, but I still read the hard **** because it makes the experience have a realistic edge. Reading difficult or vague works like McCarthy sharpens the mind.
