It has been many years since I have read McCarthy and can't say I noticed, which probably says more about my attention than the writer's skill or affectation. I am not a great reader of 'literary fiction' so can't comment on any others. I will say it is harder reading those type of books and not in a sense that they are stretching me or challenging, but just dry, dusty and often boring. The words do not seem transport or elevate but rather sit there and have to chewed upon as if I am some ruminant grazing the page. Thanks for reminding me to go read McCarthy, I understand some new work was published this year or last year.
It has been many years since I have read McCarthy and can't say I noticed, which probably says more about my attention than the writer's skill or affectation. I am not a great reader of 'literary fiction' so can't comment on any others. I will say it is harder reading those type of books and not in a sense that they are stretching me or challenging, but just dry, dusty and often boring. The words do not seem transport or elevate but rather sit there and have to chewed upon as if I am some ruminant grazing the page. Thanks for reminding me to go read McCarthy, I understand some new work was published this year or last year.
The new book, The Passenger, is not his best, but it's still pretty darned good. Really, if anyone can get away without punctuation, it's him.
I bought The Passenger as a rare physical book whilst away in York last month. Yet to start it.