Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

149 reviews

1orne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

A very large amount of this book consists of graphic descriptions of violence enacted by racists. Sexual violence occurs but is not graphically described.

wr3n25's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Pedophilia and Excrement

itswillyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

4.25

Enjoyed this one a lot, however I found that my understanding was heightened after reading chapter synopses following the completion of a chapter. The author’s prose and lack of punctuation can make comprehension difficult/slow-going at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

ectopodes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

One of the most unsettling books I’ve read in my short journey so far. Has a way of getting under your skin, to the point I still think of lines from it months after reading. At certain points seems to revel in the bloody horror a bit too much, but not to the point of being excessive. The character of Judge Holden is one to behold, as he takes a place in one of the greatest villains in fiction, not because of his horrible acts entirely, but because of why he does them, how he justifies them, and just the mystery of who he truly is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Murder, and War

whistley's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

rj18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read this due to a friend's recommendation, and I loved McCarthy's "The Road", so I gave it a shot.
It is pretty gruesome, but I could deal with the gore and all. I found The Kid/The Man's character the most fascinating and appealing to me, so how he refuses to step up against the dark and dies at the Judge's hands was heartbreaking to me more than anything.

I also thought it was really interesting to see themes in "Blood Meridian" that I also saw in "The Road". The same goes for symbolism, like the fire. I've heard that McCarthy has a tendency to connect and develop themes across his novels, so it was interesting to see and compare the two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Pedophilia

If you can't handle graphic descriptions of gore, then I would say to not read this...

ihatemushr00ms's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My favorite book and tied for my favorite piece of fiction 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Murder, and War

bubenacija's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Im scared that judge will touch me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

applesodaperson's review against another edition

Honestly I do want to try reading this again in the future when I have more brain power available. It is just a very dense book, full of a lot of dark subject matter, and therefore takes a lot of focus to read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

izzybolton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail