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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
angelinalaramie'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Gore
Moderate: Xenophobia, Pedophilia, and War
nyxlexica's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Ableism, Mental illness, Torture, Child death, Racism, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, War, Gun violence, Hate crime, Animal death, Colonisation, Genocide, and Racial slurs
blueshirt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Child death, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia
draven_deathcrush's review against another edition
Graphic: Racism, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence