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Post subject: Re: Film: No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers)
Posted: Wed November 21, 2018 2:14 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
I can't believe you had the stomach to make it through Child of God, i got a little queasy just reading the dust jacket.
It's why I love his books so much. They invoke so much feeling and emotion from me, and usually ones that are uncomfortable. Especially with Child of God and The Road. Did you see the movie adaptation of Child of God?
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Post subject: Re: Film: No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers)
Posted: Wed November 21, 2018 2:17 pm
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nope, for the same reason. some of it would probably make me squeamish.
i loved the darker stuff in The Road and Blood Meridian though. My sense of Child of God is that it doesn't offer the same rewards for getting through the rough stuff though? Again, just based on the dust jacket, it looks like a pretty gratuitous story. But feel free to set me straight.
Post subject: Re: Film: No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers)
Posted: Wed November 21, 2018 2:25 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
nope, for the same reason. some of it would probably make me squeamish.
i loved the darker stuff in The Road and Blood Meridian though. My sense of Child of God is that it doesn't offer the same rewards for getting through the rough stuff though? Again, just based on the dust jacket, it looks like a pretty gratuitous story. But feel free to set me straight.
It's definitely more gratuitous with the violence, but it is only his third novel and he was still exploring his style, I believe. But the way this book explores human isolation is really intriguing. If you've read a few of his other books and enjoyed them, I think you'll appreciate it, even if there are a few parts that are difficult to get through
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