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[–] grizuhly@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ugh. This one hurt. I know he was 89, and I feel so lucky he got his last two out and get to read them (still haven’t read Stella Maris but The Passenger was a lot of mysterious fun, reminded me a bit a Pulp, contextually speaking)

[–] rskn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I cross posted this into the News instance when it happened and posted there, but I have a huge amount of respect for him so I'll double up.

In my 30s, I came across Cormac’s writing and was immediately drawn to his style. The Road, in particular, resonated with me after just having my son. Someone recommended it to me, and it just so happened to be shortly after my son was born, and I think it had a significant impact on the way I parent and interact with my children. He’s definitely one of my favorite authors and definitely definitely had an impact on my life. https://lemmy.world/comment/163480

Thanks for everything Mr. McCarthy.

[–] daykee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was so bummed to wake up to this, he was such an amazing novelist and even though I've only read The Road and Blood Meridian, both are up there as some of the best books I've ever read. I may need to pick up another of his books this month to read.

[–] decenthuman@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Give The Border Trilogy a try. They got me back into reading about a year ago. They're all fantastic but it starts off amazing with All The Pretty Horses.

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