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jungle · 05-08-2009, 06:17 PM

A couple of Cormac McCarthy titles:

Blood Meridian-In the top 50 of all time. Set in the old west and I don't like westerns but this book is more of a philosophical statement. The writing is fantastic and has been compared to Melville, but this isn't for the squeamish and it may not please those with romantic notions about life.

No Country for Old Men-Set in the new west, a lot of reflection on the current human condition. Good and evil, and how we make our way despite the challenges. As much philosophy and the study of human qualities as it is a story. Not for the for those upset by blood or moral delimma.

05-08-2009, 06:17 PM	#42 (permalink)
jungle With The Resistance Joined APC: Jan 2006 Position: Burning the Agitprop of the Apparat Posts: 2,423	A couple of Cormac McCarthy titles: Blood Meridian-In the top 50 of all time. Set in the old west and I don't like westerns but this book is more of a philosophical statement. The writing is fantastic and has been compared to Melville, but this isn't for the squeamish and it may not please those with romantic notions about life. No Country for Old Men-Set in the new west, a lot of reflection on the current human condition. Good and evil, and how we make our way despite the challenges. As much philosophy and the study of human qualities as it is a story. Not for the for those upset by blood or moral delimma. __________________ Just another slave on the Marxist plantation. With the "joint Reptilian-Bavarian Illuminati" crew.