Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

168 reviews

bensonblues's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

smokeylives's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

stuartjash's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

charlottesaville's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

pbender's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

plantainicus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

le_lobey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredibly unique and rewarding reading experience. The Bible meets National Geographic photojournalism meets 80s slasher flick all in the guise of an anti-Western nightmare. Everything was hyper-saturated. Some of the most beautiful and horrifying prose I have ever read.

Judge Holden is a twisted Nietzschean

Purchased at Strand, read with a Center for Fiction group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

dzonka's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

nopebook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and War

ayang0321's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail