Michael,
I finished the book two nights ago, and I'm still reeling
from that deletion of the final shootout. The last 30 pages
of that book worked pretty hard to upend every noir
convention the first 100 pages used so well. Very unsual
experience, I'm still not sure what my final verdict
is.
Blood Meridian is by far my favorite McCarthy, but thanks for
reminding me, followed by The Crossing...
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Michael Robison
<miker_zspider@...> wrote:
>
> Jason Boog wrote:
>
> As long as McCarthy's style doesn't get on
your
> nerves, you should check it out. No cowboys this
time,
> but his clipped style works perfect in a
neo-noir
> setting. The shootout between drug runners, a
hitman,
> and the protagonist in a Texas motel is worth
the
> price of admission. Anybody else reading with
me?
>
> ***************
> I've read several by Cormac. Although No Country
for
> Old Men was my least favorite, I still liked
it.
> Somebody on this list made a comment about it
that
> really hit home for me. Although the content and
mood
> is undoubtably noir, he stated that the deletion
of
> the protagonist's final showdown was very
non-noir.
> His comment made me realize that the noir guy might
be
> getting flushed down the shitter, but there is often
a
> strong element of glory in it, even if it's
sordid.
> In No Country, McCarthy sorta stole away a
significant
> chunk of that by letting the character go down
off
> stage.
>
> I assume you've read Blood Meridian. Have you
seen
> that a new McCarthy is out in September? It's
called
> The Road. WAHOOO!!
>
> miker
>
>
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