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!
Love that show! Very excited for his new one. Thanks for reading!