Mccarthy Prose

Hey friends!

I've been really wanting to get into Cormac Mccarthy. I love westerns and I appreciate that he explores the brutality of the era, but I genuinely feel stupid trying to read his books. I can read literature of almost all types without too much issue but his prose is so difficult for me to comprehend. I supposed that's kind of the point but I've never felt more dumb trying to read a book. I picked up Blood Meridian and ended up reading alongside an audio book and I still felt lost. Any ideas on how to tackle reading prose like his? I feel like I'll have to take notes just to understand.