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Blood Meridian
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An artistically remarkable work. No doubt one of its merits is to shed light on an historical period that is seldom dealt with, and from a perspective that is at the very least unusual. Plenty of symbolism and atmospheric descriptions. Very graphic depictions of violence, though the neat writing and historically accurate setting make them more iconic than disturbing.
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February 20, 2021
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February 23, 2021
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February 25, 2021
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"The wrath of God lies sleeping. It was hid a million years before men were and only men have power to wake it. Hell aint half full. Hear me. Ye carry war of a madman's making onto a foreign land. Ye'll wake more than the dogs."
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"About that fire were men whose eyes gave back the light like coals socketed hot in their skulls and men whose eyes did not, but the black man's eyes stood as corridors for the ferrying through of naked and unrectified night from what of it lay behind to what was yet to come."
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March 2, 2021
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Mar 02, 2021 06:32AM
I'm surprised this features on a few lists of the hardest ever novels to read. Compared to someone like Joyce it was a walk in the park really.
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Steven wrote: "I'm surprised this features on a few lists of the hardest ever novels to read. Compared to someone like Joyce it was a walk in the park really."If the matter is the writing, I don't get where the difficulties are. Okay, there's plenty of symbols and metaphors, but everything is quite clear given the context. Maybe it's all about the graphic violence, but I don't think this makes the narration any harder to follow.
I don't think it's hard to follow - but I think its length, density and directionless structure is challenging in its own way. Especially if you compare it to his other books which are so tightly plotted and charge with the speed of a runaway locomotive. Loved to see you reading this, Fede, and I'm a bit surprised it didn't inspire a lengthier review, but your pithy one is bang-on: "artistically remarkable work". Yes!
Robin wrote: "I don't think it's hard to follow - but I think its length, density and directionless structure is challenging in its own way. Especially if you compare it to his other books which are so tightly p..."Thanks! I had too little time when I posted this, but I might write a proper review someday. I agree with everything you say about the book and its structure, and I'm quite sure I'll read more by McCarthy, maybe "The Road".
