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A harrowing Western with brains and wit
McCarthy is brilliant and it shows. This novel is vivid and brutal.I would also venture to say this book is not for everyone. McCarthy's style is a bit difficult; he often omits commas, uses long (long) sentences and fragments, does not always capitalize proper nouns, which can cause confusion on a sentence-by-sentence basis (this does not affect my understanding of the events taking place in the chapter/novel). Some sections, usually descriptions of gore or scenery, just read easily and beautifully, but then you are hit with an outlandish word that you'll later find is old cowboy jargon, the scientific name of that plant, animal or geography, or a Spanish word (none of the Spanish is translated). All this aside, it is still completely comprehensible and can be deeply philosophical, if you are looking for a good book to study and explicate. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Diabolical
The story revolves loosely around a runaway kid who falls in with a low-life militia bent on killing. The story highlights some of the worst and most graphic incidents in the decimation of Apache and plains Indians. It is violent and bloody; it tells the story of a depraved gang of bounty hunters who murder and scalp their way from Mexico to California. If you don't want to be disgusted, don't read this book. On the other hand, the writing is at once erudite and arcane and has a certain appeal to English language dilettantes who favor an esoteric form of vocabulary and expression. You will meet a couple of well developed and extremely diabolical characters, "Glanton" and "Judge Holden." The judge is a complex man of parts and one of the few surviving gang members. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Cruelty Narrated with Appalling Casualness
So disappointed as this is touted as Cormac McCarthy's best book. I've read and viewed "The Road" - Liked; viewed "No Country..." and had looked forward to reading the book. I enjoy Elmore Leonard's Westerns, but "Blood Meridian" is too rough for me. I'm half-way through and still can't get into it. Not enjoyable, and the outright cruelty depicted is truly appalling.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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The greatest novel from a great author in his prime
Straight up masterpiece from a great author in his prime. This particular print, the 92 Vintage, is also beyond stellar. Dark blocky text that fits perfectly for Blood Meridian’s almost biblical vibe
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Beautifully written horror.
Reading this book is like slowing down to stare at a terrible auto accident. It's one inhuman, frightening, bloody event after another, featuring monstrous, despicable characters, and all described with mesmerizing and flowing prose. Does Cormac McCarthy really view life and people like this? And why can't I stop reading through one shock after another? Spoiler alert: your opinion of the human race will not be improved by reading this book.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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It had some wear, but it didn’t matter, ...
It had some wear, but it didn’t matter, as long as I had the book and it was fully readable. Overall it was pretty good!
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An important work of genius.
I couldn’t put it down. Some scholars have placed this along side of Faulkner’s, As I Lay Dying. Not sure I’d go there, however, this is a brilliant written style that seriously reflects McCarthy's genius. It should be in an American list of best works. This novel is violent. The country depicted was violent. An important work. My 3rd McCarthy reading in as many weeks. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Blood Meridian...hard reading but a good one.
The book based on facts, as few as were able to be written down. Life in the Mexican-Texas
region 170 years ago was a cruel place. That such treatment by humans of other humans and
animals of all kinds, still going on today, should serve as a wake up call to any human self who
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Not the cover they show
Not the cover of book they show, which is the later printing. Sent me book with the old cover from 1985. Why did they show the newer book cover? Plus book in poor shape. Won't order from them again.
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Love coronavirus McCarthy books
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