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The third volume of Evans' Reich trilogy, spent the summer reading the first two:
Just wrapping up No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Adore the movie but had never read the book (or any McCarthy novel for that matter). His straightforward and utilitarian writing is quite the change of tone from the more flowery language I’m used to, but I really enjoy the style.
It almost feels like it was written as a screenplay - almost everything is shown instead of told. Character qualities are shown through dialogue and actions, rather than an exposition dump.
A nice short read that I enjoyed on hot, still summer evenings, reading outside with the light that spilled out my window.
It almost feels like it was written as a screenplay - almost everything is shown instead of told. Character qualities are shown through dialogue and actions, rather than an exposition dump.
A nice short read that I enjoyed on hot, still summer evenings, reading outside with the light that spilled out my window.
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Gravity’s Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon.
McCarthy is a fantastic writer. I highly recommend The Road and Blood Meridian.
Mr. McCarthy was a favorite of the late author Shelby Foote. Sadly, the former passed from this life on June 13th of this year. Here's a link (Cormac McCarthy) to his obituary on the Legacy.com Website.
A light summer read indeed—like saying the H-bomb is simply a loud firecracker.
I’m about 120 pages into it with 600-plus pages left to go. It’s not unexpectedly cryptic and abstruse in parts and sequentially confusing, not to mention the fact that some parts would likely have made even Henry Miller blush. Nevertheless, I’m determined to trudge through, as it is, after all, considered to be one of the greatest novels of the last half of the 20th century. Hopefully, I won‘t be disappointed if and when I ever finish it.
I enjoyed the book more than the movie (which I love & just re-watched. I also enjoyed "The Road" but could not get into Blood Meridian. I recommend Butcher's Crossing.
A break from The Dark Tower after finishing Song of Susannah. Reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for a light read.
Fun idea for a thread, especially since I’m always reading multiple books as a seminarian 
Currently reading through, The Confessions by Saint Augustine.
Currently reading through, The Confessions by Saint Augustine.
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