A review by juliajaime98
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

This book took me a shit ton of time to read partly because it's SLOW but also because i was somehow half illiterate after so long not reading prior to this. Anyway, it's def the kind of book that has you sitting like o_o once you teach the end of it, especially the more you think about it. While none of the characters are likeable (besides the horses and dogs), they are all interesting and you want to keep finding out what happens to them. Also the judge's description is both terrifying yet hilarious every time it comes up. I picture him like bald and shiny Donald Trump. Anyway def recommend, although not a fan of some of the language used by Cormac (RIP) because yeah i know it's a western but like bruh... We got it the 200th time you used the same slurs. 

I suck at writing reviews but def give it a read if you got a stomach for gore and also want a tense and creepy story that isn't just horror but rather just encapsulated existential dread.
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