A review by burgundy_fairy
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

It's masterfully written. It also bored me out of my mind. I wish I could've experienced it as it deserved but I found it difficult to pick up. Maybe someday I can read it better but for now, 3 stars is all I can give.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Slavery, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Blood, Child death, and Gore

I very well may have missed content warnings. I also could not discern their weight. The book is written so that everything is mentioned in passing but also in a very raw manner.