Camus123
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@TS, By that time in the novel, he was no longer the kid....He was referenced as the man.
That said I've read everything McCarthy has written, including most of his play writes and Blood Meridian is a transcendent journey I've managed to finish six different times in my life. Twice in the last year. I cannot stop returning to it. It's gotten to the point where I can pretty much read it in one sitting.
The line that has forever stuck with me was: "He will not see again the freezing kitchenhouse in the predawn dark. The firewood, the washpots."
I can't explain it, but, it sticks with me.
Also:
To me, it is ultimate beauty. The Judge encompasses every facet of humanity. McCarthy used the story of Glanton like Kubrick used King's The Shining. They turned it into a vehicle for a much deeper and hidden message.
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I agree with your assessment. I think Judge Holden is one of the great characters in western literature. I've read Blood Meridian and The Road. What in your opinion should my next McCarthy read be?