himpersonal 's review for:

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

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An incredibly violent book, providing an intimate look into a psychopath’s head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail