Blog Post #6

I, like all other Enriched English 10 students, am reading “All the Pretty Horses” By Cormac McCarthy. I have not gotten too far, just as far as the assignment over the weekend, page 29.
He definitely has a unique style of writing. Punctuation is the most evident element of his writing techniques. His tradition of not using quotations has not confused me too much yet. Except for a few parts. But it definitely is unique. His punctuation use is also limited and kept at the bare bare bare minimum. This makes the book more difficult to read, but screams “CORMAC MACCARTHY” so, there is a justified reason behind his method. Aside his punctuation though, he also has a different style of writing. At times, he goes on and off about things that seem so very unimportant. In fact, as I was reading, I actually read an example of this. At the end of page 5, McCarthy writes that the speaker rode out on his horse, and on the beginning of page 6, he rides back. I found the entire piece to be utterly disposable. There was absolutely no reason for that whole chink to waste paper and ink and time, however, McCarthy thought it was necessary for the completion and quality of the book. McCarthy and I apparently won’t agree on many things. But that’s probably why we are analyzing McCarthy’s writing and not mine, he obviously knows a thing or two more than me when it comes to writing.