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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
I am not much of a fiction reader. I read sci-fi, some specific writers (Vonnegut, Bukowski) but otherwise I mostly read non-fiction books, usually about science, cognition, or identity.
I am also a fan of proper punctuation, and do not find it "clever" or "avant-garde" to write without punctuation like McCarthy does. I find that shit pretentious and distracting.
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I agree when it comes to McCarthy. He's got a head full of interesting images and ideas, but often seems to fall short when executing them, at least in my opinion — the No Country for Old Men film is the best thing associated with his name — but in other instances I can totally get behind writing that is unhindered by the rules of punctuation/style. Specifically with Karoac. His unstructured approach is what gives On The Road such a unique sense of abandon. Truman Capote can gripe about it all day long, it's fucking glorious.