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Picked up one of my fav ebooks for 99p!
No Country For Old Men by #CormacMcCarthy.
Just reread Chigurh dispatching his first two victims. He’s the ultimate psychopath.
#bookstodon #books #reading

Picked up one of my fav ebooks for 99p!
No Country For Old Men by #CormacMcCarthy.
Just reread Chigurh dispatching his first two victims. He’s the ultimate psychopath.
#bookstodon #books #reading

https://open.substack.com/pub/msarki/p/cormac-mccarthy-a-legacy-revisited?r=jo10o&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
#bookreview #CormacMcCarthy

#TracyDaugherty

#StMartinsPress

https://open.substack.com/pub/msarki/p/cormac-mccarthy-a-legacy-revisited?r=jo10o&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
#bookreview #CormacMcCarthy

#TracyDaugherty

#StMartinsPress

Blood Meridian – Cormac McCarthy (1985)

https://fsolt.es/2026/07/blood-meridian-cormac-mccarthy-1985/

Blood Meridian – Cormac McCarthy (1985)

https://fsolt.es/2026/07/blood-meridian-cormac-mccarthy-1985/

What he generally does is writing the text as if the aim was to read it aloud to someone. And you don't read quote marks. You don't read many other punctuation marks. The period survives in a form of a pause, as well as some commas. He strips his text of non-readable elements. Though, it feels a bit too raw for me at times.

But as the principle, I like it.

#CormacMcCarthy

What he generally does is writing the text as if the aim was to read it aloud to someone. And you don't read quote marks. You don't read many other punctuation marks. The period survives in a form of a pause, as well as some commas. He strips his text of non-readable elements. Though, it feels a bit too raw for me at times.

But as the principle, I like it.

#CormacMcCarthy

Billy Bob Thorntons Adaption eines Romans von Cormac McCarthy wurde verstümmelt, missverstanden, verschoben – und ist doch einer der stillsten, zärtlichsten und zugleich düstersten Filme seines Jahrzehnts. Wer sich auf die Risse einlässt, entdeckt dazwischen etwas Seltenes: Wahrhaftigkeit. Mit Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Rubén Blades und Sam Shepard. (ZDF, Wh.)

On Jun 13, 2023: #CormacMcCarthy, American Pulitzer Prize-winning #novelist (The Road; All the Pretty Horses; No Country for Old Men), died at 89.
#RIP 🪽

All the pretty horses is an epic novel full of big emotions, big characters, and big landscapes, and though it's a good book, I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected, mostly because of the uneven (and often rambling) writing style.

All the pretty horses, Cormac McCarthy

7/10

#americannovel #bookstodon #CormacMcCarthy

All the pretty horses is an epic novel full of big emotions, big characters, and big landscapes, and though it's a good book, I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected, mostly because of the uneven (and often rambling) writing style.

All the pretty horses, Cormac McCarthy

7/10

#americannovel #bookstodon #CormacMcCarthy

People and books that helped form who I am today:

#GrahamGreene
#JohnUpdike
#WalkerPercy
#kurtvonnegutjr
#JohnIrving
#RalphEllison
#HermannHesse
#LorenEiseley
#JamesBaldwin
#JohnSteinbeck
#RayBradbury
#FrankHerbert
#StrangerInAStrangeLand
#MalcomX
#KimStanleyRobinson
#JulianJaynes
#SomeTimesAGreatNotion
#WendellBerry
#WhatArePeopleFor
#EdwardAbbey
#DesertSolitaire
#TomRussell
#CarlHiaasen
#MichaelPollan
#BotanyOfDesire
#PattiSmith
#MichaelStipe
#DavidSedaris
#CormacMcCarthy

People and books that helped form who I am today:

#GrahamGreene
#JohnUpdike
#WalkerPercy
#kurtvonnegutjr
#JohnIrving
#RalphEllison
#HermannHesse
#LorenEiseley
#JamesBaldwin
#JohnSteinbeck
#RayBradbury
#FrankHerbert
#StrangerInAStrangeLand
#MalcomX
#KimStanleyRobinson
#JulianJaynes
#SomeTimesAGreatNotion
#WendellBerry
#WhatArePeopleFor
#EdwardAbbey
#DesertSolitaire
#TomRussell
#CarlHiaasen
#MichaelPollan
#BotanyOfDesire
#PattiSmith
#MichaelStipe
#DavidSedaris
#CormacMcCarthy

1 Just read The Last Crossing by #GuyVanderhaege, my first read by him in many years, and I was mightily impressed. Calling him the #CormacMcCarthy of #Canada might be superficial, but it does give some sense of his stature and his subject matter, at least in the case of this #book … #BookSky

1 Just read The Last Crossing by #GuyVanderhaege, my first read by him in many years, and I was mightily impressed. Calling him the #CormacMcCarthy of #Canada might be superficial, but it does give some sense of his stature and his subject matter, at least in the case of this #book … #BookSky

25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)

https://findsbydavidblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/25-modern-classics-thatll-actually-wreck-you-in-the-best-way/

25 Modern Classics That’ll Actually Wreck You (In the Best Way)

https://findsbydavidblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/25-modern-classics-thatll-actually-wreck-you-in-the-best-way/

Billy Bob Thorntons Adaption eines Romans von Cormac McCarthy wurde verstümmelt, missverstanden, verschoben – und ist doch einer der stillsten, zärtlichsten und zugleich düstersten Filme seines Jahrzehnts. Wer sich auf die Risse einlässt, entdeckt dazwischen etwas Seltenes: Wahrhaftigkeit. Mit Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Rubén Blades und Sam Shepard. (ZDF, Wh.)

Billy Bob Thorntons Adaption eines Romans von Cormac McCarthy wurde verstümmelt, missverstanden, verschoben – und ist doch einer der stillsten, zärtlichsten und zugleich düstersten Filme seines Jahrzehnts. Wer sich auf die Risse einlässt, entdeckt dazwischen etwas Seltenes: Wahrhaftigkeit. Mit Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Rubén Blades und Sam Shepard. (ZDF, Wh.)

Petite moisson d'œuvres prophétiques, aux Emmaüs du Mans..
#raybradbury #fahrenheit451 #glenncooper #cormacmccarthy #lelivredespropheties #laroute #thekeepersofthelibrary #theroad

The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize shortlist: Six novels rewriting the global crisis

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/2026-climate-fiction-prize-shortlist-36882418

The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize shortlist: Six novels rewriting the global crisis

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/2026-climate-fiction-prize-shortlist-36882418

I really hate the New York Times for doing this shit.

https://bsky.app/profile/ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social/post/3mgoad6lhb22x

#AI #Claude #Writing #CormacMcCarthy #NYT #Anthropic

I really hate the New York Times for doing this shit.

https://bsky.app/profile/ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social/post/3mgoad6lhb22x

#AI #Claude #Writing #CormacMcCarthy #NYT #Anthropic

https://www.fogolf.com/1152915/what-is-patrick-cantlay-like-off-the-golf-course/ What Is Patrick Cantlay Like Off the Golf Course? #CANTLAY #Cards #CormacMccarthy #gin #Golf #PatrickCantlay #PGAOfficialWorldGolfRanking #PGARanking #PgaTour #reading #ThinkingFast&Slow #TourLife

https://www.fogolf.com/1152915/what-is-patrick-cantlay-like-off-the-golf-course/ What Is Patrick Cantlay Like Off the Golf Course? #CANTLAY #Cards #CormacMccarthy #gin #Golf #PatrickCantlay #PGAOfficialWorldGolfRanking #PGARanking #PgaTour #reading #ThinkingFast&Slow #TourLife

Die Strasse - Cormac McCarthy meets Manu Larcenet

https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-9169-6204-576e-002668942413

A friend suggested Blood Meridian to me. Holy sh*t this book is quite some trip...

#bloodmeridian #cormacmccarthy #bookstodon

A friend suggested Blood Meridian to me. Holy sh*t this book is quite some trip...

#bloodmeridian #cormacmccarthy #bookstodon

The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy (EPUB)
Author: Cormac McCarthy
File Type: EPUB
Download at https://sci-books.com/the-road-oprahs-book-club-0307387895/
#Contemporary, #CormacMcCarthy

The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy (EPUB)
Author: Cormac McCarthy
File Type: EPUB
Download at https://sci-books.com/the-road-oprahs-book-club-0307387895/
#Contemporary, #CormacMcCarthy

If you only read one novel by Cormac McCarthy read All the Pretty Horses.

I'm afraid that younger folks might have read The Road, as that was his last book. While that's well written, like all of his, I hate the post apocalyptic genre.

If you are going to read only two, then read Suttree next.

You should read everything he's written if you're able.

#books #CormacMcCarthy

Ah yes, the exclusive backstage tour of Cormac McCarthy's brain 🔓—but first, you must solve the ancient riddle of enabling JavaScript and cookies 🍪. Because nothing screams "literary genius" like a 404 error dressed as a treasure hunt. 🕵️‍♂️✨
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/ #CyborgLiterature #LiteraryRiddle #JavaScriptCookies #TechTreasureHunt #CormacMcCarthy #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the exclusive backstage tour of Cormac McCarthy's brain 🔓—but first, you must solve the ancient riddle of enabling JavaScript and cookies 🍪. Because nothing screams "literary genius" like a 404 error dressed as a treasure hunt. 🕵️‍♂️✨
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/ #CyborgLiterature #LiteraryRiddle #JavaScriptCookies #TechTreasureHunt #CormacMcCarthy #HackerNews #ngated

Cormac McCarthy's personal library

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/

#HackerNews #CormacMcCarthy #PersonalLibrary #Literature #BookLovers #WritingCommunity #MythAndReality

Cormac McCarthy's personal library

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/

#HackerNews #CormacMcCarthy #PersonalLibrary #Literature #BookLovers #WritingCommunity #MythAndReality

Novelist Cormac McCarthy's tips on how to write a great science paper [pdf]

https://gwern.net/doc/science/2019-savage.pdf

#HackerNews #Novelist #Cormac #tips #on #how #to #write #a #great #science #paper #[pdf] #sciencewriting #CormacMcCarthy #writingtips #academicwriting #researchpublication

Novelist Cormac McCarthy's tips on how to write a great science paper [pdf]

https://gwern.net/doc/science/2019-savage.pdf

#HackerNews #Novelist #Cormac #tips #on #how #to #write #a #great #science #paper #[pdf] #sciencewriting #CormacMcCarthy #writingtips #academicwriting #researchpublication

Just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy.

While reading it, I noticed that all the contractions of the form 'word+not' (e.g. don't, won't, isn't, weren't) drop their apostrophe to give dont, wont, isnt, werent, etc.

However, all the other contactions are written as you'd expect, with an apostrophe.

Can anyone more literate than me explain why this stylistic device might have been employed?

cc @shadychars

#Books #Literature #Punctuation #TheRoad #CormacMcCarthy #AskFedi

Billy Bob Thornton – “All die schönen Pferde” (2000)

Billy Bob Thorntons Adaption eines Romans von Cormac McCarthy wurde verstümmelt, missverstanden, verschoben – und ist doch einer der stillsten, zärtlichsten und zugleich düstersten Filme seines Jahrzehnts. Wer sich auf die Risse einlässt, entdeckt dazwischen etwas Seltenes: Wahrhaftigkeit. (ZDFneo)

#ShitIFind #CormacMcCarthy #JackKarouac #OnTheRoad #TheRoad

Hardly seems worth doing

Anything that doesn’t take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.

~ Cormac McCarthy

slip:4a232.