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

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy, Cormac McCarthy with Richard Poe (Narrator)

13 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary challenging dark slow-paced

Description

Blood Meridian is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on...

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Community Reviews Summary of 6,915 reviews

Moods

dark 98%
challenging 73%
tense 56%
adventurous 40%
reflective 32%
sad 28%
mysterious 26%
emotional 13%
informative 3%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 31%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 38% | Character: 36% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 34% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 84% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 39% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.98

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