Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

138 reviews

bensonblues's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Torture, Murder, Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, Excrement, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty

smokeylives's review

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

stuartjash's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, and Gore

charlottesaville's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Pedophilia, Cursing, Slavery, Child death, Death, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, and War

pbender's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

plantainicus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Child death, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Genocide, Rape, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Gore, and Excrement

le_lobey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredibly unique and rewarding reading experience. The Bible meets National Geographic photojournalism meets 80s slasher flick all in the guise of an anti-Western nightmare. Everything was hyper-saturated. Some of the most beautiful and horrifying prose I have ever read.

Judge Holden is a twisted Nietzschean

Purchased at Strand, read with a Center for Fiction group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Animal death, Xenophobia, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Death, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, War, Racism, and Blood

dzonka's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

nopebook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Blood, Violence, Cursing, War, Alcohol, Racism, and Death

ayang0321's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Colonisation, Genocide, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and War