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Reviews tagging 'Animal death'
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
93 reviews
hatsworth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moral law is an invention of mankind. A moral view can never be proven right or wrong by any ultimate test. A man falling dead in a duel is not thought thereby to be proven in error as to his views. His very involvement in such a trial gives evidence of a new and broader view. For the argument is indeed trivial, but not so the separate wills thereby made manifest. Decisions of life and death, of what shall be and what shall not, beggar all question of right . In elections of these magnitudes are all lesser ones subsumed, moral, spiritual, natural.
~ Judge Holden, Blood Meridian
For whoever makes a shelter of reeds and hides has joined his spirit to the common destiny of creatures, and he will subside back into the primal mud with scarcely a cry. But who builds in stone seeks to alter the structure of the universe...
The Kid is a natural-born killer, a dead-eye in every sense of the word. Whenever the situation absolutely calls for violence, he demonstrates his profound ability for death. However, at all other times, he is resolved to take a neutral stance and subscribes to a 'live and let live' approach. In doing so, his very existence is offensive to Holden, who sees the boy as a warrior. Neither character gets any development here. McCarthy puts these two people in motion. You will have to read the novel to discover what happens when The Kid's immovable neutrality collides with Holden's unstoppable force of will.
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape
ajlct's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, War, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
masterofmusix's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Trafficking, Racism, Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Slavery, and War
grantsharpies's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Child death, Colonisation, Child abuse, Slavery, Violence, War, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Blood
weirdodari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Racial slurs, War, Death, and Gore
cthulhu95's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, War, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
cryingalot49's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Racism, Body horror, Colonisation, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
daylemaree92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, and War
ak9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Xenophobia
mjchamplin's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Murder, Genocide, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual violence