My fortunes converged with Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy. My reading of the physical copy was first, and the book sung.
Then, on opening the audiobook, the two actors really captured the cat-and-mouse interaction — each thinking the other is the prey — with such clarity and perfect tone. It was amazing.
Blood Meridian is an amazing, terrifying, shocking, and eye-opening book. Ill never see another “Western” the same way again. It is among McCarthy’s most visceral.
I cannot recommend to anyone that they read this book. Much in the same way I love films like Requiem For a Dream, Dancer in the Dark, or Melancholia, I can’t inflict them on others. Blood Meridian is this perspective in book form.
If you’ve steeled yourself, by all means embark on Blood Meridian. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
I’ll start:
My fortunes converged with Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy. My reading of the physical copy was first, and the book sung.
Then, on opening the audiobook, the two actors really captured the cat-and-mouse interaction — each thinking the other is the prey — with such clarity and perfect tone. It was amazing.
If you’ve happened to read a fair amount of Cormac McCarthy would you suggest I read Stella Maris or Blood Meridian first? Cheers!!
Read The Passenger, then Stella Maris.
Blood Meridian is an amazing, terrifying, shocking, and eye-opening book. Ill never see another “Western” the same way again. It is among McCarthy’s most visceral.
I cannot recommend to anyone that they read this book. Much in the same way I love films like Requiem For a Dream, Dancer in the Dark, or Melancholia, I can’t inflict them on others. Blood Meridian is this perspective in book form.
If you’ve steeled yourself, by all means embark on Blood Meridian. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.