This is the first post in which you veered so far from my unaccountable taste that I feel like I've been broken up with when I thought I was in love.
For starters, Cormac McCarthy's novels have exceptionally well-earned, effortless humor.
And while Catch-22 is decidedly not funny, Confederacy of Dunces is a case where the fans got it right. It's hilarious and more. Yes, there's no accounting for tastes. But damn.
This pains me! And as always, it is very likely that the strength of my conviction is outpacing the depth of my reading. Re McCarthy I've read The Road, and if there's effortless humor in there it was over my head. And i've tried Blood Meridian, which I know people love, but I always bog down in the first fifty pages, which may just be a matter of adjusting to the prose rhythm. But please, recommend things that will broaden my horizons! I would very happily write a rapturous McCarthy essay a few months from now about the depths of my mistakenness.
I love your writing style. It’s very enjoyable to read. Thank you!
This is the first post in which you veered so far from my unaccountable taste that I feel like I've been broken up with when I thought I was in love.
For starters, Cormac McCarthy's novels have exceptionally well-earned, effortless humor.
And while Catch-22 is decidedly not funny, Confederacy of Dunces is a case where the fans got it right. It's hilarious and more. Yes, there's no accounting for tastes. But damn.
This pains me! And as always, it is very likely that the strength of my conviction is outpacing the depth of my reading. Re McCarthy I've read The Road, and if there's effortless humor in there it was over my head. And i've tried Blood Meridian, which I know people love, but I always bog down in the first fifty pages, which may just be a matter of adjusting to the prose rhythm. But please, recommend things that will broaden my horizons! I would very happily write a rapturous McCarthy essay a few months from now about the depths of my mistakenness.