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

challenging dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

3.0

This book is one of those books where I can appreciate it but not really enjoy it myself. The writing here is some of the best I've ever read, and honestly is a masterpiece. However, I just didn't really enjoy reading it much. There's a lot here, and it was fun reading about it as well as analysis of it, but it was honestly a little boring in areas with some hard to read passages due to how McCarthy structures his flow (although this gets easier over time as you get used to his style). 
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