| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy 20:54 - Jan 10 with 1192 views | Warkystache |
Bleak, desperate and utterly melancholic.
And he's not signed Tyrone Mings....
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:56 - Jan 10 with 1163 views | Vic |
Know what you mean about the book. Hauntingly irresistible.
The film though? Never watch the film after reading the book, it is utter dross and spoils all the images you've conjured in your mind as you read the book. (But it's the same with every film isn't it really!) |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:57 - Jan 10 with 1155 views | BlueNote |
Brilliant book. I read it over 2 days last week. One of my favourite authors . |  | | |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:59 - Jan 10 with 1144 views | Warkystache |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:56 - Jan 10 by Vic |
Know what you mean about the book. Hauntingly irresistible.
The film though? Never watch the film after reading the book, it is utter dross and spoils all the images you've conjured in your mind as you read the book. (But it's the same with every film isn't it really!) |
Read it in 2 days. I've read The Border Trilogy by him and No Country For Old Men and Blood Meridian, which was superb and esoteric in equal measures.
But The Road is haunting. Enjoyed it thoroughly. | |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:02 - Jan 10 with 1133 views | Warkystache |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:59 - Jan 10 by Warkystache |
Read it in 2 days. I've read The Border Trilogy by him and No Country For Old Men and Blood Meridian, which was superb and esoteric in equal measures.
But The Road is haunting. Enjoyed it thoroughly. |
By the By, Vic and Bluenote, what was the disaster that happened? Nuclear war? It was odd how the father character never saw it coming through media (I suppose, as the book was written in the mid 1990's, it was set around that time?) | |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:04 - Jan 10 with 1120 views | BlueNote |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:59 - Jan 10 by Warkystache |
Read it in 2 days. I've read The Border Trilogy by him and No Country For Old Men and Blood Meridian, which was superb and esoteric in equal measures.
But The Road is haunting. Enjoyed it thoroughly. |
Really gripping. I don't imagine the film did it justice.
Someone's just given me Outer Dark to read as well | | | |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:06 - Jan 10 with 1114 views | BlueNote |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:02 - Jan 10 by Warkystache |
By the By, Vic and Bluenote, what was the disaster that happened? Nuclear war? It was odd how the father character never saw it coming through media (I suppose, as the book was written in the mid 1990's, it was set around that time?) |
You assume it's a nuclear war | | | |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:08 - Jan 10 with 1102 views | factual_blue |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:06 - Jan 10 by BlueNote |
You assume it's a nuclear war |
So something that's going to happen by 2039 then? |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:08 - Jan 10 with 1094 views | Warkystache |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:04 - Jan 10 by BlueNote |
Really gripping. I don't imagine the film did it justice.
Someone's just given me Outer Dark to read as well |
I loved Outer Dark. Bit gruesome in places, but the character of the tinker is superbly written. It's more a parable about 'He who thinks evil'. I won't spoil it though! | |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:09 - Jan 10 with 1091 views | BlueNote |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:56 - Jan 10 by Vic |
Know what you mean about the book. Hauntingly irresistible.
The film though? Never watch the film after reading the book, it is utter dross and spoils all the images you've conjured in your mind as you read the book. (But it's the same with every film isn't it really!) |
I would say this isn't true of One Flew over The Cuckoos Nest. The Book and film are both equally brilliant. The book is from the perspective of the Indian, whereas McMurphy is the main prataganist in the film | | | |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:11 - Jan 10 with 1075 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
Googled it... Sounds interesting. Will have to add it to the list. |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:12 - Jan 10 with 1073 views | hoppy |
So you're glad you've reached the end of The Road with McCarthy? |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:13 - Jan 10 with 1066 views | Warkystache |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:09 - Jan 10 by BlueNote |
I would say this isn't true of One Flew over The Cuckoos Nest. The Book and film are both equally brilliant. The book is from the perspective of the Indian, whereas McMurphy is the main prataganist in the film |
Ever read the Rabbit Angstrom series of books by John Updike? Rabbit Run, Redux, is Rich and At Rest are all a brilliant series of books. | |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:17 - Jan 10 with 1044 views | BlueNote |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:13 - Jan 10 by Warkystache |
Ever read the Rabbit Angstrom series of books by John Updike? Rabbit Run, Redux, is Rich and At Rest are all a brilliant series of books. |
No I haven't I'll check it out. Cheers | | | |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:25 - Jan 10 with 1003 views | Vic |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:06 - Jan 10 by BlueNote |
You assume it's a nuclear war |
That was my assumption too. | |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:57 - Jan 10 with 959 views | Lombokblue |
The old bloke they meet then abandon has typhoid . That's just my theory |  | | |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 22:00 - Jan 10 with 950 views | Dubtractor |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:56 - Jan 10 by Vic |
Know what you mean about the book. Hauntingly irresistible.
The film though? Never watch the film after reading the book, it is utter dross and spoils all the images you've conjured in your mind as you read the book. (But it's the same with every film isn't it really!) |
I actually liked the film. Not as good as the book, but well done I thought. |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 22:04 - Jan 10 with 931 views | nodge_blue |
It was a book that you had to almost read fast as to linger on the implications of their situation was too painful. Beautifully written. The ending could have been worse in terms of outcome...you could even say it had a happy ending? |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 22:16 - Jan 10 with 892 views | Radlett_blue |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 20:56 - Jan 10 by Vic |
Know what you mean about the book. Hauntingly irresistible.
The film though? Never watch the film after reading the book, it is utter dross and spoils all the images you've conjured in your mind as you read the book. (But it's the same with every film isn't it really!) |
In principle, I agree with you that watching a film after you have read the book is usually a big let down. I watched The Road, not having read the book, & thought it superb. |  |
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| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 23:16 - Jan 10 with 821 views | jeera |
| Feeling depressed....just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy on 21:08 - Jan 10 by factual_blue |
So something that's going to happen by 2039 then? |
Relegation, followed by all out war and mass suicide? |  |
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