The book is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. New York in 2006. I read the First Vintage International Edition. I read it in June of 2025. The title refers to the road that a man and his... Continue Reading →
No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The book is No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published in 2005 by Penguin Random House. I read the 2006 First Vintage International Edition paperback. I read it in February of 2025. The title refers to the lament of Sheriff Bell. He complains that the United States has changed so much in... Continue Reading →
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
The book is The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published in 1994 by Alfred A. Knopf. I read the March 1995 First Vintage International Edition. I read it in September of 2024. The title refers to crossing the border between the US and Mexico. A wolf has crossed from Mexico into New Mexico and a... Continue Reading →
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
The book is Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published in 1985 by Penguin Random House. I read the Vintage International 1992 paperback edition. I read it in April of 2024. The phrase blood meridian is never specifically mentioned, but there are allusions to it. "The sun was just down and to the west lay reefs of... Continue Reading →
Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
The book is Suttree by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published by Random House in 1979. I read the paperback edition. I read it in January of 2024. The title refers to the main character Cornelius Suttree. He's a man who lives in Knoxville Tennessee. He lives on a little house boat on the river as a fisherman.... Continue Reading →