A review by dylanberman
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A horrifying portrayal of the Wild West, Blood Meridian is graphic, brutal, non sentimental, but at the same time reads mythic and biblical. Mccarthy’s prose is like nothing I’ve ever read, so incredibly vivid and evocative in its descriptions of death and massacre, of the endless lonely and gorgeous landscapes of the Nobel The story, on one hand based largely on true events, is also a philosophical meditation on violence and war. This is largely presented through one of the most terrifying and morbidly fascinating antagonists of all time, Judge Holden. This book is difficult, especially starting it, but please please please keep reading.