• ObsidianNebula@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    I recently started Blood Meridian. It’s too early to tell if I like it yet, but I like McCarthy’s other works I’ve read. I’m also listening to the audiobook adaption of Alien: Covenant. It’s part of the Audible subscription right now, so I thought I’d give it a try. I like it a bit better than I remember liking the movie. It’s pretty similar, but I feel like it adds a little more nuance to some character actions.

    • GameWarrior@discuss.online
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      12 hours ago

      I have very mixed opinions of McCarthy. He focuses on the grim darkness of humanity a lot. If that is what you want to hear all you have to do is turn on the news. I thought The Road was well done but super depressing. In the process of reading All The Pretty Horses and it’s tone is much more upbeat. But his style is cribed almost entirely from Hemmingway.