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When my kid was, like, 10 I pulled a Cormac McCarthy novel off a shelf to make a point about the style of prose and what it adds to a read; how come he could get it and - you know what, never mind

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Kevin Cantú's avatar Kevin Cantú @killerswan.bsky.social
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lol he’s a perfect example, I didn’t like the NCFOM film because it had flaws that were all there in the book which I hadn’t noticed because of how good his prose is but also a ten-year-old audience? oh god

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Ian Boudreau's avatar Ian Boudreau @iboudreau.bsky.social
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Tell you what, if you had to pick just one book to make this point with, McCarthy would be a good way to go

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Ranylt Richildis's avatar Ranylt Richildis @ranylt.bsky.social
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Yep. Oscar Wilde was my McCarthy when I was a lil one in the 70s/early 80s. Good on you for getting that love in early.

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