Why haven't I heard of this before?
If you crossed Stephen King's _The Stand_ with Pirsig's _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_, you would get this book. A man and his son are headed out into the wasteland after some terrible apocalypse that has burned all the land and killed many people and all of the vegetation. Anything that could kill kudzu is serious. There are philosophical discussions, there is
a fight for survival, there are good people and bad people. Some of the
bad people are pretty bad. I enjoyed the book and I didn't really expect to. I think it's SF.
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Why haven't I heard of this before?
I hadn't heard of Cormac McCarthy until some time after I first watched
the film adaption of his No Country For Old Men. He seems to be somewhat
of a paradox - both obscure and universally praised for everything he ever >wrote.
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scottever
Dorsey) wrote:
Why haven't I heard of this before?
I hadn't heard of Cormac McCarthy until some time after I first watched
the film adaption of his No Country For Old Men. He seems to be somewhat
of a paradox - both obscure and universally praised for everything he
wrote.
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Why haven't I heard of this before?
I hadn't heard of Cormac McCarthy until some time after I first watched
the film adaption of his No Country For Old Men. He seems to be somewhat
of a paradox - both obscure and universally praised for everything he ever wrote.
If you crossed Stephen King's _The Stand_ with Pirsig's _Zen and the Art of >> Motorcycle Maintenance_, you would get this book. A man and his son are
headed out into the wasteland after some terrible apocalypse that has burned >> all the land and killed many people and all of the vegetation. Anything that
could kill kudzu is serious. There are philosophical discussions, there is >> a fight for survival, there are good people and bad people. Some of the
bad people are pretty bad. I enjoyed the book and I didn't really expect to.
I think it's SF.
Again, I watched the film adaption of this first - and it is so
exceptionally bleak that I don't think I will ever watch it again, despite
it being an excellent film. I did quickly hunt out the book, though, and thought it was fantastic - bleaker even than the film, but tremendous reading. Very philosophical and thoughtful. And, yes, certainly
speculative fiction (although, I don't think it's much speculation - what
is depicted is almost certainly what would become of us as a society were
the world to end.
That was my first McCarthy book, I have since read No Country For Old Men (again, just as enjoyable as the film adaption, if not more), and also
Child Of God, which is a real gross nightmare of a horror story.
On 2/8/2026 7:19 AM, scole wrote:snip
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Yes, a nuclear war could make the USA look like this scenario.˙ Or a
Super Volcano, etc.
Lynn
On 2/9/26 12:57, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 2/8/2026 7:19 AM, scole wrote:snip
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Yes, a nuclear war could make the USA look like this scenario.˙ Or a
Super Volcano, etc.
Lynn
˙˙˙˙If you want to read about the effect of a super volcano check out
Harry Turtledove's Supervolcano series where Yellowstone erupts and the USA is devastated.
˙˙˙˙bliss
On 2/9/26 12:57, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Yes, a nuclear war could make the USA look like this scenario.˙ Or a
Super Volcano, etc.
If you want to read about the effect of a super volcano check out Harry
Turtledove's Supervolcano series where Yellowstone erupts and the USA
is devastated.
On 2/9/26 12:57, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 2/8/2026 7:19 AM, scole wrote:snip
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Yes, a nuclear war could make the USA look like this scenario.˙ Or a
Super Volcano, etc.
Lynn
˙˙˙˙If you want to read about the effect of a super volcano check out
Harry Turtledove's Supervolcano series where Yellowstone erupts and the USA is devastated.
˙˙˙˙bliss
Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
On 2/9/26 12:57, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Yes, a nuclear war could make the USA look like this scenario.˙ Or a
Super Volcano, etc.
If you want to read about the effect of a super volcano check out Harry >> Turtledove's Supervolcano series where Yellowstone erupts and the USA
is devastated.
But did it kill the kudzu even? Whatever happened in the Road even killed the kudzu.
--scott
On Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:19:20 +0100, vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole)
wrote:
In article <10le240$llr$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Why haven't I heard of this before?
I hadn't heard of Cormac McCarthy until some time after I first watched
the film adaption of his No Country For Old Men. He seems to be somewhat
of a paradox - both obscure and universally praised for everything he ever >> wrote.
Now /that/ was a film worth seeing!
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