Is this normal or are my comprehension skills just poor? The first half of a book I’ll read 20 pages an hour and the second half I can get up to 40 per hour. Its the first book I’ve read by this author and it almost feels like I’m trying to decipher a different language. I have never been the best with comprehension and have ADHD so I have found myself re reading pages constantly.
McCarthy is not meant for speed reading. He writes very uniquely and deliberately. I understand why people struggle with his writing and find myself feeling grateful to be one of the people it clicks with because his prose is truly brilliant and one of the most unique voices in all of American literature.