[Gunny Highway]

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Jake,

It is true that his writing is "faulkneresque" but I don't think this means you wouldn't enjoy the book. The book has an immense amount of brutality to it but the language softens the blow delivered to the reader, the characters are dynamic, the novel shows comparisons with <u>Moby-Dick</u>, the language has an Old Testament influence to it and there are a ton of biblical and religious references and qualities within the novel. I have read on this forum that the Judge (character in this book) is everything that Deadwood wished Al Swearengen was and we all know how bad ass of a character he is!

I know that when you say you don't enjoy Faulkner that you find him long-winded and/or boring and though McCarthy has been linked to him it has been as a compliment and I don't think you would dislike this book b/c I don't know of any that have (though, of course this isn't to say everyone is going to like the book).

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Thanks. I'll pick it up at the library this week.