Absolutely and also the aspect that it's possible that an apocalyptic situation could happen and we could be faced to make choices and decisions harder than we'd like to imagine. It's something that could be real and that is terrifying.
Awful use of simile though. Awful like some flock of dusty angels, with dusty wings, flapping dustily in the apocalyptic dust. And did I mention the dust? (dust). Yes! I mentioned it like some crazy mentioner.
Came here to make sure The Road was on this list. The best meditation on impermanence and indomitable will anywhere. Was surprised it was so far down, but glad it wasn't buried in the ashes, ha. Thanks, fellow carrier.
If you're into McCarthy and you haven't read The Crossing, remedy that immediately. The first part (of three, I think) is, in my opinion, the absolute pinnacle of McCarthy's career. (The rest of the book, eh. It's okay.)
yeah, Blood Meridian was good. All the Pretty Horses was the first one I read and it's still pretty high on my list. I haven't gotten to Cities of the Plain (sequel to Horses/The Crossing) yet ... it's always checked out of the library, dammit.
I made the mistake of reading that my freshman year of college, during the end of November in preparation for the film release......in NY. Waking before the sun rises for class, barely seeing the sun (if it's out at all) during the day, then getting out of class after dark.....ugh. So depressing.
It's ok, I took literally the prettiest girl I knew at the time to see that movie. I thought it was just platonic since we had been friends for a while, but apparently she had different plans. So, you win some, you lose some :/
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u/blindpandacub Dec 07 '14
The Road - Cormac McCarthy. The end passage is forever imprinted in my mind.