![]() ![]() In many ways, this forces you to slow down as you read and think about what you are reading, even as the writing itself pretends to be simple even while pulling you into a complex narrative. He just uses little punctuation other than periods, including no quote marks and often no indication of who is talking other than via tracking it out yourself. ![]() It's not so different as to be unreadable, by any means. This was the first book I have read by him as an author, and while I did get far more used to the writing as I continued with the book, it was extremely frustrating at the start. ![]() So, why the difficulty? Well, Cormac McCarthy's writing style is extremely difficult to read, especially if you are not used to it. Yet, it is far more powerful and compelling in novel form. In fact, the movie followed it very closely, so if you saw that, you have a fairly good idea of what I mean. I should begin by saying that the story told here is absolutely riveting. This is a book that I had an extremely hard time rating and evaluating. ![]()
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