/lit/ - Literature

Was he in fact the best American writer of the 21st century? Is it all downhill now?


>The Road
>No Country For Old Men
>The Passenger
>Stella Maris

Nobody currently living his a bibliography like this

Can someone explain , what was the point of the Judge Holden character ? , why he was created for example ? , his lack of motivations and personality , for exemple where was his family , parents , friends , and most important , he was too inhuman (e) too , even in comparison to others , The kid and Glanton gang , but if he not human , and is just an idea , of what idea he is supposed to represent ? the ending and the epilogue would be nice if someone here understand , it was cryptic ..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Holden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian

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I know that this is a skin deep/surface level reading of these literary masterpieces, that being said, I've always felt that The Road is the antithesis to Blood Meridian.
Both books deals with fucked up shit, the worst of humanity, but the key difference here is that The Road is more hopeful in its premise, yeah sure its a post-apocalyptic tale full of misery & despair, but what makes the The Road hopeful is the relationship between the father & the son, despite the horrible stuff that they've witnessed and experienced, they still continue on surviving, trudging on a ash colored hell and still retaining their humanity, this is a direct contrast to BM, where humanity is presented as inherently violent & evil, no redeeming qualities whatsoever, tho you can say that the Kid has embraced morality in the end by rejecting Judge's thesis on human nature as some form of hopeful respite in this bleak novel, but the fact is the Kid was consumed/killed by the Judge, like he's being punished for embracing morality, this seems like symbolizing that violence, wickedness & evil will eventually triumph over goodness. I think McCarthy mellowed a bit during his later years and him having a son played a big role in the themes of The Road. Anyways what do you guys think?

Hey /lit/,

I'm a pseud looking to expand my brainlet intellect a little, but notice that most of the book recommendations or award winner books are like "muh historical oppression" or "negro jim was really the most human of us all". I can take some amount of that, but when it's every story, every book, every movie, etc., it gets a little tiresome. Any recommendations for good literature that isn't about the struggles of the brown-skinned or vagina-having? Doesn't have to be extreme right-wing, but not against that.

I've read Brothers K which was pretty gud imho.

Thanks either way. Any response is appreciated.

Bonus question: which country is best to live in?