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A review by theguildwriter
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t have words. This book is so much work to fully grasp and appreciate, but it is more than worth the work. This is true, brutal art. Cormac McCarthy is a literary force of his own.
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Hate crime, War, Colonisation, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Ableism, Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry