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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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Religious bigotry