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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

blackeyed's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

jillian_eckert's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

"i wonder if there's other worlds like this, he said. or if this is the only one." this entire book was a punch to the gut.

lloydstein's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

acertaineh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

undeadgearhead's review against another edition

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It's genuinely not a bad book if you're okay with gore. It's very descriptive of gore. I just couldn't finish it due to the lack of quotations around dialogue. I know that's the authors style, I just didn't think it'd be as difficult to follow as it was. I plan on trying it again some day. 

stuartjash's review against another edition

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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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wolperding's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

charlottesaville's review against another edition

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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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zhqlley's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mlogan021's review against another edition

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dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0