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Tag Archives: Cormac McCarthy
LITERATURE: Suttree
Your protagonist must make the reader feel sympathetic they say. There is no doubt that I feel something for Bud Suttree. I stood by him all the way, watched him get drunk and saw him safely home. Went along with … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: McCarthy/Parker – A Link
First off, this is Spinning post number 2001. Neat eh? Or is it time to shut up? But not before I share this, a technique I found Dorothy Parker exercised in "The Lovely Leave" that of the fuchsia plant the … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Suttree’s Demons
At long last I read the words that have been pointed out to me many months ago: "Am I a monster? Are there monsters in me?" There is a bond I feel with Suttree, not of lifestyle or way of … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Suttree/Character Via Dialogue
And here I thought Dorothy Parker was good; here’s McCarthy’s Suttree when they finally find their way back to camp: "He lay down in his blankets. It was growing dark, long late midsummer twilight in the woods. He wanted to … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Suttree/Imagery & Structure
How’s this for imagery: "They crossed a pasture where grackles blue and metallic in the sun were turning up dried cowpats for the worms beneath and they went on past the back side of a junklot with the sun wearing … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Suttree-Back In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Though Suttree went along for the ride a couple days last week, I finally got the chance to spend more time with him last night. I find that now I smile in amusement at Harrogate’s doings, as one does with … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Suttree and God
The ragpicker, tired of living, with Suttree. It won’t be long, he said. An old man’s days are numbered. And what happens then? When? After you’re dead. Dont nothin happen. You’re dead. You told me once you believed in God. … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Suttree
Oh Lord, this is great. Ole pimply Leonard wants Suttree to help him unload his old man who has been dead for six months and left in the back room so’s they can still collect his welfare and medical checks. … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Suttree…and Michael
(Am studying my fool head off, but needed a break from carbs.) McCarthy has just introduced the new character of Michael into Suttree’s life. Michael is an Indian whom Suttree spots out on the river one day, fishing in a … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Suttree
I need to get more into the underlying meanings of Suttree, but right now I’m still taken by the writing and the essentials of place, character, arc, etc. Let me give you an example of McCarthy’s dialogue, between Harrogate (watermelon … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Character Build
There’s much going through my head this morning about characters within a story and I’ll be posting more on it later, but I wanted to get the base down now–before I go write up sales slips and plant geraniums. We … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Character
Dorothy Parker’s characters are real to me, perhaps because of the era, perhaps because, though this was not as my family lived, it was something I had watched in nightly movies on Channel 5’s The Early show. McCarthy’s characters are … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Ranked Rank
I well admire Crof at Writing Fiction, and read with much interest his list of "The Ten Most Harmful Novels." Especially since three of them have just been mentioned here recently. By harmful, he means the effect it leaves more … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE & REALITY: Suttree and Me
Okay, so who here knows what’s going on? Really? Don’t lie or try to slip one by me in a rowboat while I’m trying not to tip my own canoe. Because I’ll know, you see, I’ll know. I’ll see through … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Suttree
I’m still re-reading, and find that I can’t really just skim through because McCarthy’s writing style is not something that you can skim, nor would you want to. In fact, his work needs to be read several times, especially if … Continue reading Continue reading
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology