Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

77 reviews

bwood95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Body horror, Colonisation, Racism, Genocide, and Gun violence

gremlintamer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Body horror, Sexism, Xenophobia, War, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gore, Drug use, Cursing, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, and Cannibalism

This book is A LOT.

taylorsbookmark's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.25

Disturbing. Disgusting. Dark. THE JUDGE OMG. This is a super nihilistic book and if you’re looking for a hopeful ending that redeems humanity in any way, I’d look elsewhere. This is one I definitely need to re-read. 

(R.I.P Cormac McCarthy, amazing writer)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, and Genocide

carolinemb's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, War, and Xenophobia

slothrop_garp's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Racism, Gun violence, Child abuse, Body horror, Racial slurs, War, Torture, Murder, Genocide, Child death, Gore, and Blood

ciinamongiirl's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

CRAZIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. JAW DROPPED. really good though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gore, Hate crime, War, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Racial slurs, Blood, Death, Genocide, Racism, and Violence

reachingforstardust's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, War, Violence, Gore, Genocide, Racial slurs, and Excrement

Moderate: Racism, Torture, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Confinement, Child abuse, and Misogyny

eabosch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Excrement, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, and Alcoholism

ajlct's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

It's incredibly gory, racist torture porn and I couldn't stand to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

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