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A review by michelleabdanan
Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
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
4.0
Full of beautiful, meditative descriptions of the desert landscape broken up by some of the most horrific and depraved acts of violence put to page. I’m honestly not sure if I liked it but it was masterfully written and I’m going to think about it for a long, long time.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism