March Madness

March is turning into quite the busy month, so its nice to sit, slow down, and get lost in a good book. This week we've begun All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. This author has a very distinct style of his own. He uses clear, detailed, and descriptive word choice to create vivid imagery for the reader. His run on sentences and disregarded use of dialogue quotations make a relaxed tone which seems imperfect, just like the main characters in the book who come with their own set of problems: John Grady, Lacey Rawlins, and Jimmy Blevins. They are all young teenage boys, run away from home, and riding their horses down Mexico like the last cowboys in the wild west. They do not begin their journey together however, Jimmy Blevins meets up with them along the way and Grady soon comes to care for him, though his partner Rawlins could care less for the kid. The event when Grady chooses not to leave Blevins behind, despite the risk he will burden upon them by traveling together (he is being looked for), constitutes a turning point in the story.