Marco V. answers “So...what do y'all think was the deal with...”

Jon W. asked this question about The Passenger (The Passenger #1):

So...what do y'all think was the deal with the missing passenger in the plane? The book seems ultimately unconcerned with the truth and why the government is after Western (which imo is a thematic feature, not a plot failing), but I'm curious what other readers might speculate.

Marco V. Almost finished. I am hoping lost ends are going to tie up in the coming complementary (?) volume... or something else is going to spring from the fol…moreAlmost finished. I am hoping lost ends are going to tie up in the coming complementary (?) volume... or something else is going to spring from the following book and give grandeur to what until now -I am a little reluctant to say this, given it's Cormac McCarthy we are talking here, one of my favourite and most respected writers- feels just like either a rather dull novel, or a deep introduction into a more complex history. The Passenger seems a little shallow litearature work wise, specially when compared to his earlier works, where either the Historical weight of the plot confer critical mass (such as in Blood Meridian), or the sheer emotional environment McCarthy is able to generate, coupled with what I call his "mythical" thoughs sprawled sporadically throughout the work (The Road), give his books a philosophycal weight and density bar to no other writer I have come across. That I have to see yet in this one.... hoping the second "part" will surprise and confirm my admiration for this anyway great author.(less)

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