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it's so draining. It's so hard core. It's so addictive. Just some insane imagery. And when it's all over I realize I had no idea what I was reading. This requires a buddy read

>> No.17991701

>>17991679
He did it better the second time around with No Country for Old Men.

>> No.17991729

>>17991701
The movie was better

>> No.17991733

>>17991729
It really was. Does not change that Cormac did it better the second time around.

>> No.17991743

>>17991729

I’m not sure which was better. The movie was so faithful to the book, I don’t think I’ve seen another adaptation of a book that is so close in tone.

>> No.17991746

>>17991701
I was gonna do All The Pretty Horses next. Should No Country For Old Men be next?

>> No.17991751

>>17991743
Cormac has a problem conveying emotion, everyone seems so detached. The movie wins out because of the emotion.

>>17991746
Suttree.

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>>17991743
the movie leaves out bits at the end and that tips the scale in favor ofthe book imho.

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>> No.17991787

>>17991754
The book gave away too much at the end, I liked it better with Anton being a mystery, he just shows up at the start and disappears at the end.

>> No.17991845

>>17991787
i think the movie gives the impression that anton may be caught by leaving out the interrogations of the two kids whereas in the book it is established that he won. also, the fact that we know to a certainty that he didn't want the money for himself is good for his character.

>> No.17991938

>>17991746
>I was gonna do All The Pretty Horses next. Should No Country For Old Men be next?
You need to do the boarder trilogy.
For Billy

>> No.17992067 [DELETED] 

dont even talk to me about mccarthy if you havent read a hundred pages of a kid wrangling a horse with some string and saddleleather and a paloverde branch

>> No.17992074

dont even talk to me about mccarthy if you havent read a hundred pages of a kid wrangling a wolf with some string and saddleleather and a paloverde branch

>> No.17992080

>>17991845
The movie strongly suggests that he gets away and makes it clear that he has little interest in the money, Woody explains it outright and Anton's actions throughout the movie make it fairly obvious.

>> No.17992292

The movie adaptations of the road and no country are so unaltered that if you prefer them to the books it just means you dont like reading

>> No.17992458

>>17991679
What are some books like Blood Meridian? Is the Revenant any good? I want one with the same Heideggerian-Gnostic-Heroic philosophical theme, preferably with lots of violence

>> No.17992490

Filtered by the greatest novel ever written. Go back to reading Brandon Sanderson you fucking smoothbrain

>> No.17992494

>>17992458
Grapes of Wrath

>> No.17992510

>>17991729
I can't believe they made it PG-13

>> No.17992558

>>17992494
i don't like steinbeck, and i've read two of his novellas and three short stories

>> No.17992585

>>17992458
Moby Dick

>> No.17992659

>>17992585
i had in in my hand today because it was recommended as similar, yet it's way too long and i decided not to go with it as it would take me 1-2 months to read it

>> No.17993031

>>17992292
It's amazing how bad The Road movie is when compared to the book, considering how closely it follows it

>> No.17993508

>>17992659
Not really, its only like 400 pages. the chaters are like 3 pages long.its not a hard read.

>> No.17993534

>>17993031
Terrible taste. Viggo is great in it.

>> No.17993536

>>17993031
I thought it was a good movie though

>> No.17993610

>>17993536
It's good but the book is a masterpiece

>> No.17993749

>>17993610
I don’t know about masterpiece but it’s a good book. How old are you?

>> No.17993819

>>17992458
The Revenant doesn't have any of those themes; book is a pretty straight historical fiction survival-revenge story. Decently written, nothing special; worth checking out if you're into that kind of stuff, but the only thing it has in common with BM is that they both take place in America before the Civil War (I actually think that the main character finds himself in Nacogdoches in a flashback). The movie on the other hand has a lot of metaphysical themes added that weren't in the book–ironically, if you want something similar to BM, watch the movie of the Revenant instead of reading the book.

>> No.17993843

>>17992659
>1-2 months to read ~at most~ 450 pages
anon that, should take you two weeks at most

>> No.17994159

>>17993749
29. And it's a masterpiece dipshit

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>>17991679
If you want rdr in book form just read AtD

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>>17993610

>> No.17994349

>>17994206
Isn't Atd science fiction? How is that similar to RDR?

>> No.17994439

>>17991679
there was a buddy read last year, newbsy

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>> No.17995969

>>17991759
Lmao what. the Jew plot is in control of the gay plot?

>> No.17995982

>>17994515
Ha. I get it. The ending did come straight out of Evangelion.

>> No.17996092

>>17995969
yes. and he makes a convincing case for it.