A review by deimosremus
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Extraordinarily brutal and hard-hitting. The reviews describing at as having a biblical rhetoric confused me at first, but I totally saw it shortly after starting it. Matter-of-fact and not-finessed, but incredibly fine-tuned at the same time, says a lot with as little exposition as possible. One of Blood Meridian's many highpoints is definitely Holden, who happens to be one of the most intriguing and enigmatic characters in any novel I've ever read.
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