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One of the worst books I dnf'd was The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent.
It was free on Audible and at first I started to enjoy it until he got weirdly cartoonishly libertarian and I quit it shortly after. I don't care that he's a gun toting, Don't Tread on Me right winger. The digs on liberals, which I can usually take, were just plain bad. Not my type of humor. |
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07-27-2024, 08:33 AM | #79 | |
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For other important authors who fully understand (and use unmediated dialogue in their works), you might wish to check out William Gaddis, Samuel Beckett, William Faulkner [The Sound and the Fury], and José Saramago. Especially José Saramago. Saramago sometimes has a very 'Kafkaesque' flavor to his writing. His work speaks deeply to my concerns regarding narrative technique and his vision of the world. Cormac McCarthy [The Road] is a brilliant writer of literary fiction. He knew exactly what he was doing. He also wrote a number of important works that use unmediated dialogue. You may wish to check out his absolutely brilliant trilogy called The Border Trilogy. Equally important is the novel Blood Meridian. McCarthy, you may know, died June of last year. Perhaps one or two of the above may pique your interest. These are literary novels with important concerns about human nature and life, and they delve deeply into these aspects of humanity. |
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I recently read Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger and its companion Stella Maris, but I'm not sure what I was supposed to take away from them, other than "Being a genius sucks."
Still waiting for Blood Meridian to go on sale to round out my collection, but they haven't let it drop in price since he died. EDIT: Well, hey, it finally went on sale. Guess I'll be reading Blood Meridian next! Last edited by Cactus Chef; 08-12-2024 at 11:22 AM. Reason: It did go on sale! |
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