Favorite Books and Authors

[Fixer808]

Cormac McCarthy's imagery in stunning and he doesn't pull any punches. I finished "Blood Meridian" a few weeks ago, it's about a 14yr old kid who leaves home and falls in with a gang of scalp-hunters in Texas and Mexico in the 19th Century. It takes the image of the "Wild West" and how it was a crazy place full of outlaws and adventures and reminds the reader that actually, the "Wild West" was a FUCKING TERRIFYING PLACE. A really hard read, there was what felt like 2 straight chapters that were a nonstop bloodbath, but his style of writing keeps you riveted.

Also read China Mieville's "Perdido Street Station" on the advice of playwithfire and need to get more of his stuff!