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.
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.
Man, this is how i felt too. Great essay.