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Orrex

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5. Ok, I've been a little skeptical up to this point

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2022, 07:51 PM

Nov 2022

As noted above, the text seemed too dialogue-heavy and frankly lacking in McCarthy's signature grand style.

Well, a major plot event just occurred, and almost immediately after that I ran into some of the best writing I've ever seen. I was halfway through the segment before I came up for air and said "yeah, that's why I bought it."

Whew. I'm sorry to have doubted the writing!

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Reading McCarthy's The Passenger [View all] Orrex Nov 2022 OP

Cormac McCarthy? cilla4progress Nov 2022 #1

Yes, sorry. Edited to fix. Orrex Nov 2022 #2

NP - cilla4progress Nov 2022 #3

One of my favorite writers along with Ernest Gaines. MLAA Nov 2022 #4

Ok, I've been a little skeptical up to this point Orrex Nov 2022 #5