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The power of mcCarthy's language is inspiring. Having read all of his novels I was constantly 'stopped in my tracks' and felt compelled to read out loud a phrase, a sentence or even a whole paragraph to whoever was within earshot. Yes, he sails very close to parody at times and I didn't always understand what he meant to say, but then there are a million things which are incomprehensible but inspirational - and that is NOT a religious allusion. An English writer could never accomplish what he does. Is he the literary love child of Springsteen and Dylan Thomas? He can certainly do with words what some artists have done with music and images. Hope he's not a Republican/Tory.
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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
john.hudson1, January 3, 2008
The power of mcCarthy's language is inspiring. Having read all of his novels I was constantly 'stopped in my tracks' and felt compelled to read out loud a phrase, a sentence or even a whole paragraph to whoever was within earshot. Yes, he sails very close to parody at times and I didn't always understand what he meant to say, but then there are a million things which are incomprehensible but inspirational - and that is NOT a religious allusion. An English writer could never accomplish what he does. Is he the literary love child of Springsteen and Dylan Thomas? He can certainly do with words what some artists have done with music and images. Hope he's not a Republican/Tory.(9 of 21 readers found this comment helpful)