I've enjoyed reading your posts on Cormac, but I disagree about The Passenger. I'll say I also disagree about Suttree. I enjoyed both books quite alot. The Passenger is about death, imo. Though I haven't read his other works in awhile, it felt like I was coming back to his prose and his style. Of course it was difficult to follow, confusing and rambling, but then, to me, that is his style. I just try to enjoy the ride. I think it is densely packed with things I barely understand and will continue to be analyzed for years. Regardless, I'm happy we got another Cormac novel before he passed. I do think he intentionally makes his writing difficult to parse, but that's often been true throughout his works. He's not going to make it easy, but I felt, reading it, like it was an iceberg. There's so much beneath the surface.
Thanks for reading, Write, and for sharing your thoughts here. I can't say I disagree with anything you're saying! I tend to focus more on the experience of what it's like to read his work, which is not always pleasurable. But of course there's much more to be considered than simply what it feels like to be exposed to his stories. There is a lot going on beneath the surface, there to be discovered for those with patience and determination.
I've enjoyed reading your posts on Cormac, but I disagree about The Passenger. I'll say I also disagree about Suttree. I enjoyed both books quite alot. The Passenger is about death, imo. Though I haven't read his other works in awhile, it felt like I was coming back to his prose and his style. Of course it was difficult to follow, confusing and rambling, but then, to me, that is his style. I just try to enjoy the ride. I think it is densely packed with things I barely understand and will continue to be analyzed for years. Regardless, I'm happy we got another Cormac novel before he passed. I do think he intentionally makes his writing difficult to parse, but that's often been true throughout his works. He's not going to make it easy, but I felt, reading it, like it was an iceberg. There's so much beneath the surface.
Thanks for reading, Write, and for sharing your thoughts here. I can't say I disagree with anything you're saying! I tend to focus more on the experience of what it's like to read his work, which is not always pleasurable. But of course there's much more to be considered than simply what it feels like to be exposed to his stories. There is a lot going on beneath the surface, there to be discovered for those with patience and determination.
Man, this is how i felt too. Great essay.
Thanks man. Appreciate you for reading.