Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89

Re:Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 by tnorthcutt on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:33PM (#36318549)

Same here, I think. I read it before I had a son; I'm not sure I could manage to finish it now that I do.

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Re:Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 by B2B_human on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:43PM (#36319257)

I actually just got the book last week after hearing an interview on the radio and the mentioned “the road” and I realized I’d read it in high school.

Now I have a daughter and am also wondering how different it may seem on this reading of the book…

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Re:Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 by doubled112 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @08:06PM (#36319443)

All I remember about The Road is that I didn't enjoy it in high school at all. An incredibly bleak walk, is really all I remember.

Maybe I'd appreciate it more now.

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Re:Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 by elevaet on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @02:03AM (#36321998)

Same here but with the movie. I think I want to read the book but not sure if its just too crushing to read as a dad.

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