tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post5500556017782983807..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: Blood Meridian: the Jacqui's Room NotesJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-58405002102307267702013-09-29T06:29:06.278-04:002013-09-29T06:29:06.278-04:00This is great!This is great!Celiahttp://coffeemakerstop.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-19198542370640567672008-08-01T02:51:00.000-04:002008-08-01T02:51:00.000-04:00Mary, it is compelling. And horrifying. But trul...Mary, it is compelling. And horrifying. But truly beautifully written.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-55206497355228094332008-07-31T18:57:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:57:00.000-04:00The other day I volunteered at a book stall for a ...The other day I volunteered at a book stall for a charity, and one of Cormac McCarthy's books was there -- I can't remember which. A woman came along and snatched it up. She said she was addicted to his prose and had read almost all his other books over and over. Honestly, I have tried The Road and I could not get through it. But you make this sound compelling, and I think that I will have to try again.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-48775596511538639612008-07-28T11:47:00.000-04:002008-07-28T11:47:00.000-04:00Yeah, me neither, obviously. But the writing is u...Yeah, me neither, obviously. But the writing is undeniably exquisite. Hard call.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-54338067068724278152008-07-28T11:43:00.000-04:002008-07-28T11:43:00.000-04:00Hmmm. I'm not good at leaving that sort of thing b...Hmmm. I'm not good at leaving that sort of thing behind. Maybe <EM>Leaves of Grass</EM> is a wise choice ... By the way, I love the new category of books!J. Thorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240583195604796756noreply@blogger.com