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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my first time reading Mr. Cormac but, it definitely won't be my last.
prose is top notch as you'd expect, a little too difficult to follow. doesn't quite pulse like blood meridian does (nothing really does, though)
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyed the descriptive writing, but found myself pondering what I should read next...
Normally a huge McCarthy fan, so I shall read again sometime in the future and see if it grabs my attention then!
Normally a huge McCarthy fan, so I shall read again sometime in the future and see if it grabs my attention then!
Not exactly my favorite Cormac, but still a treat to read. About half of the book is sort of non-plot… stuff. I would call it a heavy vibes book. What plot exists is heavily weighted at the start and end.
There were a few things that happened that I thought didn’t go anywhere. One of these, on a double check, I realized I had just lost the thread. Some of the others really don’t go anywhere and are more about establishing the feel of the characters.
I continue to really love the dialogue that Cormac writes. At no point, EVER, do I bump against a character speaking. It never feels out of true.
There were a few things that happened that I thought didn’t go anywhere. One of these, on a double check, I realized I had just lost the thread. Some of the others really don’t go anywhere and are more about establishing the feel of the characters.
I continue to really love the dialogue that Cormac writes. At no point, EVER, do I bump against a character speaking. It never feels out of true.
Not as good as the other's so far. I think he was still trying to establish himself. The Faulkner influence is self-evident but there's many sections where it reads like regular old McCarthy which is nice to see. Great debut novel, if a little confusing at times.
McCarthyho osobitý styl vyprávění jakoby zmateně situovaného v čase (který může být pro mnohé obtížný), mi ve Strážci sadu docela sedl a to i s jeho trochu neobvyklým, metaforickým slovníkem.
Nejvíce problematické bylo pro mě neznámé prostředí Appalačského jihu se svou zaostalou kulturou. S tím mi hodně pomohl výborný doslov Aleny Dvořákové.
Zatím jsem četl od autora jen Cestu, která mi přijde této autorově prvotině docela blízká, takže musím říct, že tato kniha má očekávání splnila.
Nejvíce problematické bylo pro mě neznámé prostředí Appalačského jihu se svou zaostalou kulturou. S tím mi hodně pomohl výborný doslov Aleny Dvořákové.
Zatím jsem četl od autora jen Cestu, která mi přijde této autorově prvotině docela blízká, takže musím říct, že tato kniha má očekávání splnila.
Good book. The plot is very simple in how little happens but complicated to follow because of how McCarthy presents it. The prose descriptions of Appalachia are beautiful and evocative as you would expect from McCarthy. The plot is more interesting to think about afterwards than it actually is to read I think.
Cormac McCarthy is incredible. That said, this one kind of buries itself in wordplay, hiding the plot to the point where huge chunks seem almost meaningless to driving the book. The opening and final parts of this one are excellent, exactly what I've come to expect from McCarthy, but things get a bit muddy in the middle. In later books, he masters the balance between beauty and story, but THE ORCHARD KEEPER has some clumsy sections that force the reader to wade through long, masturbatory passages.
The Orchard Keeper doesn't get read enough. Readers must have apprehension because it's McCarthy's first book. No need to worry. Cormac arrived on the scene as good as any author in the world. While writing this he had a chip on his shoulder. A traumatic childhood with his father drove him to prove his worth with this first work. Because of these factors McCarthy is straightforward compared to his later novels.
That straightforwardness is a treat for long time readers. Cormac’s exact meanings are often buried in the text or esoteric symbolism. In The Orchard Keeper he puts the meaning right up front. With a final few sentences driving that meaning home. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot to chew on here. This is the author at his most descriptive.
Even more so than All the Pretty Horses. You get lush, poetic descriptions of the outdoors that will have you stopping to reread. I dare you to read this and not want to take a long hike. The Orchard Keeper’s nature writing is reminiscent of John Muir. It’s in this novel you get a full understanding for McCarthy’s love for the outdoors and men of the mountains. And his disdain and apocalyptic messaging for modern technology.
That straightforwardness is a treat for long time readers. Cormac’s exact meanings are often buried in the text or esoteric symbolism. In The Orchard Keeper he puts the meaning right up front. With a final few sentences driving that meaning home. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot to chew on here. This is the author at his most descriptive.
Even more so than All the Pretty Horses. You get lush, poetic descriptions of the outdoors that will have you stopping to reread. I dare you to read this and not want to take a long hike. The Orchard Keeper’s nature writing is reminiscent of John Muir. It’s in this novel you get a full understanding for McCarthy’s love for the outdoors and men of the mountains. And his disdain and apocalyptic messaging for modern technology.