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luis0n7i's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, and Genocide
namizaela'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
2.0
Granted, I didn't know much going into this book, but I feel like no one talks about how incredibly racist it is? McCarthy writes as if he's getting paid $50 for every slur he uses. In addition, he treats Native Americans and Black people as nothing more than cannon fodder to show how violent the white protagonists are.
Apart from the appalling racism, the plot is basically nonexistent, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but made reading this book confusing. I honestly didn't know what was going on half of the time. I didn't even remember any characters besides the kid, the fool, and the judge.
The saving graces of this book are the prose and the character of the judge, both of which chilled me. However, these merits don't make up for the glaring flaws. I'm disappointed, because The Road was my favorite book of 2020. It looks like Blood Meridian might be my least favorite book of 2021.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence