I love this book so much - reread it for the first time in 15ish years this summer and i think it blew me away even more this time. Haven’t read his two novels following this one, but the one from a couple years ago (The Making of Incarnation) is similarly (but maybe not as singlemindedly) obsessed/fixated on the minutiae of human behavior as a plot device in a much different way, almost a pynchonian pseudo-caper. Very much looking forward to diving into the ones I skipped.
Some of what Nathan Fielder is exploring through a comedic lens on “The Rehearsal” on HBO is certainly in dialogue with your insights about McCarthy’s novel. Thoroughly enjoyed reading!
I love this book so much - reread it for the first time in 15ish years this summer and i think it blew me away even more this time. Haven’t read his two novels following this one, but the one from a couple years ago (The Making of Incarnation) is similarly (but maybe not as singlemindedly) obsessed/fixated on the minutiae of human behavior as a plot device in a much different way, almost a pynchonian pseudo-caper. Very much looking forward to diving into the ones I skipped.
Some of what Nathan Fielder is exploring through a comedic lens on “The Rehearsal” on HBO is certainly in dialogue with your insights about McCarthy’s novel. Thoroughly enjoyed reading!