Books

Recently watched The Road, adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Think I’m heading down a Cormac McCarthy rabbit hole now. 

For any fans, should I read The Road or Blood Meridian first?

Both are good, but I found Blood Meridian quite challenging. The violence can be too much for some readers, including me. After several false starts, I moved to The Road, which while dark is not as violent. Only after a few years did I make it back to Blood Meridian, which is absolutely worth completing.

Critic and author at The River Ara Paper. 

arapaper.com

Most of the top Amazon reviews say something similiar: 

1. So gruesome I had to take a break 
2. I’m glad I came back and finished it after that break 

I have never seen a review like this for a book

You’d probably like Aaron Gwyn (@AmericanGwyn) on X. He’s a prof specializing in McCarthy. Maybe you can convince him to jump over to Warpcast.

Thanks for the rec, I’ll look him up. 

Maybe we can get him over here.