tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post8265422320239144962..comments2024-03-28T20:19:16.805-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Blood Meridian -- Reading Out of My Comfort ZoneVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-47959350449907681602014-09-08T14:14:44.303-04:002014-09-08T14:14:44.303-04:00Well heck Vicki, Here you go again getting me ano...Well heck Vicki, Here you go again getting me another author to read. Just started "Slouching Toward Bethlehem". When I finish I will go after Mr. McCarthy. <br />Here is one for you Philip Wylie'S GENERATION OF VIPERS and THE DISAPERANCEJimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938424282517586036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-59077832517291341592014-09-07T22:09:39.138-04:002014-09-07T22:09:39.138-04:00I remember crying all over the pages of Black Beau...I remember crying all over the pages of Black Beauty. My mother scolded me for being so sensitive about "just a story."<br /><br />I haven't read Cormac McCarthy but my son has been after me to read "The Road" for quite some time now. Perhaps this winter, although post-apocalyptic novels are WAY out of my comfort zone.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-56772669676095917802014-09-07T15:30:29.484-04:002014-09-07T15:30:29.484-04:00Vicki, along with Ian McEwan, J.G. Ballard and Har...Vicki, along with Ian McEwan, J.G. Ballard and Haruki Murakami, Cormac McCarthy is one of my absolutely favourite authors.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-46857156617061268982014-09-07T12:28:04.018-04:002014-09-07T12:28:04.018-04:00its funny....this is one mccarthy book i have not ...its funny....this is one mccarthy book i have not read....but i will say i thoroughly enjoyed his other works...and they are violent but it is not gratuitous...i agree with your estimation of his work though....i need to get a copy of this one....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-72723554104763738262014-09-07T11:44:08.733-04:002014-09-07T11:44:08.733-04:00Brave you! Like you I have scars about Black Beaut...Brave you! Like you I have scars about Black Beauty too and I doubt I will ever be able to watch Warhorse. I hv never read any of the books you mention. These days I prefer lighter reading,but since reading this post, I m tempted.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.com