http://cjcarmichael.com/deskdiary/2009/10/the-road-a-must-read/ Must Love Books Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:31:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://cjcarmichael.com/deskdiary/2009/10/the-road-a-must-read/comment-page-1/#comment-77 CJ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:37:27 +0000 http://cjcarmichael.com/deskdiary/?p=121#comment-77 Thanks for that recommendation Steve. I'm surprised McCarthy cares about Hollywood's money. Isn't he a virtual recluse with a very simple lifestyle? Thanks for that recommendation Steve. I’m surprised McCarthy cares about Hollywood’s money. Isn’t he a virtual recluse with a very simple lifestyle?

]]> http://cjcarmichael.com/deskdiary/2009/10/the-road-a-must-read/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Steve Cotler Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:32:41 +0000 http://cjcarmichael.com/deskdiary/?p=121#comment-76 McCarthy is a poet. His earlier works, those written before he discovered how much money there was in Hollywood, are picaresque masterpieces. If you have the stomach for it, try BLOOD MERIDIAN. It is wrenching, but if you read it as you would view Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights," seeing the hideous as poetical visions, there are few books more rewarding. McCarthy is a poet. His earlier works, those written before he discovered how much money there was in Hollywood, are picaresque masterpieces. If you have the stomach for it, try BLOOD MERIDIAN. It is wrenching, but if you read it as you would view Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” seeing the hideous as poetical visions, there are few books more rewarding.

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