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swartzilla 's review for:
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Minor: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation
Lyrical, beautifully written with deep thematic elements and a sharp critique of American history, but also wone of the bleakest, darkest and most violent books I've ever read