I've never read any McCarthy and want to give him a shot

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2016-01-21 07:32:43 Post No. 7608166
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:32:43 Post No. 7608166 [Report]

I've never read any McCarthy and want to give him a shot as I've heard nothing but unanimous praise of his writing and have loved every film adaptation of his work I've seen. What's the best place to start? (Not necessarily his best work, but the best place to start.)

I've read plenty of classic literature and am no stranger to literary fiction, just haven't read any of his stuff. I have Blood Meridian and have half a mind to just start there.

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:38:31 Post No.7608186
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:38:31 Post No.7608186 [Report]

Child of God, The Road and No Country for Old Men are the lightest reads.

Blood Meridian is the best and you might as well just read it, but it's dense and a lot of people have false starts with it.

I'd start with Outer Dark desu. It's far from his most praised but it's a good foundation for his style, themes and erection for Faulkner.

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:40:44 Post No.7608190
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:40:44 Post No.7608190 [Report]

>>7608166
yoooo

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:41:16 Post No.7608194
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:41:16 Post No.7608194 [Report]

border trilogy

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:53:23 Post No.7608231
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 07:53:23 Post No.7608231 [Report]

>>7608166
Only stuff of his I've read is The Road, but my favourite film is No Country For Old Men.

The Road is very, very good imo. It's depressing as well, and not in a meme way, it's genuinely horrifying some of the shit the father and his son have to go through.