The Work of Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy, the author of many "American styled" novels such as Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, and The Crossing, writes very good stories that appeal to the senses and the soul. He doesn't have famous writing "heroes" that give him an inspiration to write, nor give him ideas of what to write. Because of this lack of models, McCarthy has some characteristics of other famous American authors, but for the most part he uses a unique style of writing that is shown in all of his novels, and ties together The Crossing and its predecessor All the Pretty Horses using expressive theme, obscure symbols, eerie motifs, and a unequaled prose. When looking at McCarthy's writing as a whole, one can see a style that is beyond the "norm." Critics compare his work to life in our world, " his singular ability to convey the world not so much as a p....

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