Cormac McCarthy, 1933–2023

Yes, I liked his books. Blood Meridian remains the favourite although my late friend James insisted that Suttree was the finest on a sentence level. I tend to agree. I’ve read The Border Trilogy twice, and don’t mind the parts that everyone else seems to hate, when significant older characters launch into strange reminiscences that last for several pages. I still wonder what those episodes are all about. The same with the trilogy’s curious mystical moments. Contemplating these enigmas adds to the enjoyment. I’ve yet to read his last two works, having spent most of the year so far re-reading other books. But I’m looking forward to them.

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

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