Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Quote Cormac McCarthy, a preeminent voice in American literature over the better part of the past half-century, died today at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., his publisher, Knopf, confirmed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 His book gave me one of my favorite movies of the 2000s in No Country for Old Men. God speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 The Road remains one of the greatest pieces of fiction I’ve ever read. Blood Meridian was incredible as well. Haven’t read any of his other works but his latest releases are on my wishlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I cried reading The Road maybe 2-3 times, or at least made me misty in the eyes. Still gotta see how they did with the movie. He left this world before Trump makes his book The Road a possible reality. Plus 89 is a pretty good life I would think/hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 39 minutes ago, Chris- said: The Road remains one of the greatest pieces of fiction I’ve ever read. Blood Meridian was incredible as well. Haven’t read any of his other works but his latest releases are on my wishlist. the Road was so damn brutal and bleak, such a wild experience reading that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Had no idea he was that old. Godspeed, sir, your works were fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 One of the great American novelists. An incredible career. A shame, he was just about to write the screenplay for his film adaptation of Blood Meridian with John Hillcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddieMercury Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 RIP. Blood Meridian remains the most indelible and resonant novel I've experienced. I've read it three times and I find it more fascinating and brilliant as time wears on. I hope they never attempt a film version; its abstraction is what makes it so powerful, and it's almost like McCarthy was channeling some cosmic truth known only to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Probably the greatest American novelist of all time. A giant of literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thewhyteboar Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 3 hours ago, ShreddieMercury said: RIP. Blood Meridian remains the most indelible and resonant novel I've experienced. I've read it three times and I find it more fascinating and brilliant as time wears on. I hope they never attempt a film version; its abstraction is what makes it so powerful, and it's almost like McCarthy was channeling some cosmic truth known only to him. It's already confirmed it's being made, directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition, The Road). Cormac McCarthy was going to write and produce, and Hillcoat is probably one of the few directors who can pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I gotta fucking read these books on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 We were on a roll then good people started dying. What the hell? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I need to read more. I should read some of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I didn’t even know he was sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 31 minutes ago, Moa said: I didn’t even know he as sick. He may not even have been ill, just old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fizzzzle Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Chris- said: I miss you posting more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddieMercury Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/13/2023 at 7:25 PM, Greatoneshere said: It's already confirmed it's being made, directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition, The Road). Cormac McCarthy was going to write and produce, and Hillcoat is probably one of the few directors who can pull it off. I'll believe it when I see it. Hillcoat is a solid choice, but they've tried for decades to get a film version of the story off the ground to no avail. From my understanding, it's been very close multiple times. I know that the difference now is that McCarthy was working on a script, but who knows how much was complete or what stage it was at when he passed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 11 hours ago, ShreddieMercury said: I'll believe it when I see it. Hillcoat is a solid choice, but they've tried for decades to get a film version of the story off the ground to no avail. From my understanding, it's been very close multiple times. I know that the difference now is that McCarthy was working on a script, but who knows how much was complete or what stage it was at when he passed. It's true, and with his death that may either embolden Hillcoat to make sure the film is made or it may stop it altogether given the writers' strike but this is the closest I've ever seen it to officially getting made. I mean McCarthy's son is executive producing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 17 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: I miss you posting more 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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