Inevitable. He didn't write a lot, but you know someone's writing is special when most of their output is commonly talked about in all-time greatest American literature discussions. Rest in Power.
I just finished re-reading All the Pretty Horses about a week ago. The man just had a way of writing that somehow captured the very essence of feeling. He certainly left behind a legacy that will outlive him.
Let me tell you, folks, he was a tremendous novelist, I mean the very best. Nobody could write like him, nobody. I liked him a lot, I really did. He had a way with words, a tremendous talent. But it's really sad, folks, really sad, what happened to him. The way he passed, it's just terrible. It's a tragedy, folks, a real tragedy. We lost a great one, a truly great one. And it's just so sad, so very sad
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I struggle to read novels - it’s hard for me to stay focused and I have minor dyslexia. All the Pretty Horses and the Road are two of my favorite books (I’m sure I’d love his others if/when I get to them, love No Country as a movie) because I can read it like it’s poetry. I don’t have to worry about every detail, Cormac seemed to write in a way that let me read the words like a harmony. I’ve even read from All the Pretty Horses at a spoken word pop-up. RIP to a magical (and yet extremely grounded) author
You're absolutely right. He and Pynchon gave me anxiety at first and quickly became some of my favorites. I could dive in or just glide at any moment in the story and it will be equally enjoyable
Wow, for some reason I always thought of him as some hotshot younger author who emerged in the 2000s - had no idea he was that old or that his career had gone on that long
Blood Meridian is a masterpiece and my favorite book of all time. "His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die."
Blood Meridian is The American Novel as far as I’m concerned. As you said, A masterpiece. I reread it at least once a year. Have you listened to Ben Nichols album The Last Pale Light in The West by chance?
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