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redmarten83's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, War, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Gore, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Bullying, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Rape
lintz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, and Slavery
moonmisandrist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Even so, there were so many lines of dialogue I found beautiful, that made me sit and reflect on humanity and love and purpose. There are moments of mercy in this story, and moments of loyalty to brothers, even though no one is ever rewarded for this behaviour. Tobin's dedication to keeping the Kid away from the Judge, a consistent and selfless act, had me rooting for him in vain. The Kid's rejection of the Judge (who could possibly be satan himself), and his worship of war, is a brave act, a rejection of the American expansion into the West, though we know it to be futile.
I think it's very fair to not want to read/finish the book due to the darkness of it, I fault no one for this, at times, I felt the same. While it seems gratuitous, McCarthy knows what he is doing, very clearly so, by choosing one scene in the novel that he locks the readers out of. We do not know what happens, we get no descriptions and are only told by others that "it's bad in there". It's by far one of the most disturbing and haunting parts of the novel.
Would I recommend this book? no <3
Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Rape, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, and Pedophilia
Minor: Child death and Ableism
linsolv'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Xenophobia, War, Medical content, Racial slurs, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Racism
leo_mal's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, War, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Racial slurs, Excrement, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Ableism, Hate crime, and Racism
Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape
michaelmac316's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, and Racial slurs
Minor: Sexual assault and Pedophilia
Not for the faint of heart. This book is brutal and does not hold back.fatherofmysteries's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
Graphic: Abandonment, Vomit, Genocide, Murder, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, War, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Gore, Stalking, Torture, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Medical content, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Incest, Addiction, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Grief
selftitled's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Colonisation, Child death, Blood, Animal death, War, Racism, Racial slurs, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Rape, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Gore, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Trafficking
matthewgrayson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
- Struggle with graphic depictions of violence and gore
- Don't like stories that focus on characters of low moral character
- Do not like poetic writing
- Are uncomfortable with allusions to child abuse and pedophilia
- Are offended or uncomfortable with realistic depictions of historical racism
- Avoid occasional nudity in literature
- Do not like stories based in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico in the 1800's
- Want something light to read
- Are nihilistic or are prone to nahilism
You should read this book if you:
- The above list can be tolerated
- Have a strong moral compass
- Are able to analyze and find meaning in the literature you consume
Version:
- Audiobook (Borrowed through the Libby app)
- Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
- Narrator: Richard Poe
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West is about:
- The moral degradation and depravity of man after reaching the pinical of its societal achievement
- War
- Peoples, cultures, and groups striving to live up to the supposed achievements their predecessors with only the knowledge of their virtues and the absence of their faults
- The results of pride, racism, natural justice (or the justice of God), alliances with the immoral and depraved, colonization, genocide, violence, greed, nihilism
- Those that dance, and those that do not dance
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Gore, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Child death
jimbo_cheezemas'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
5.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Blood, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Hate crime, Genocide, Cursing, Child death, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Homophobia