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>>11131405
>probably the most violent, bleak book you will ever read
See I never got this, I remember watching The Road when I was younger and feeling incredibly sad afterwards but with Blood Meridian I felt completely different, the way Mccarthy writes about horrific things doesn't matter much because theres always beauty in the novel and l just can't help but see it as picturesque and calming, the stars rolling over the edge of the earth, the vast expanse of desert, solitary hawks and vultures, blue mountains on the horizon, shows of camaraderie between the group (albeit limited) and hospitality towards travellers (above the border mostly). The novel overall was actually really tranquil and cozy compared to most bleak novels that deal with family, social mobility, loss of a loved one, romance etc
>hardly any women
>hardly any descriptions of characters feelings
>no worry about having a set schedule to go to work
>no worry about social mobility (its just the kid, his horse, his companions and his revolver)
>live off the land until riding into the next town for a drink then shooting up the place and claiming receipts
>its always sunny
>descriptions are mainly focused on the horizon and other vivid or dreamlike moments
>depth of the symbolism gives it an added aesthetic
>every man for himself but there is camaraderie within the gang
>comedic relief; killing the provinces own citizens and passing their mexiscalps off as apache, almost every interaction between the judge and simpletons/various dimwitted members of the group, most interactions with mexicans/injinns
>southern hospitality
>no soppy romance
>no depressing family loss
>no annoying children (most of the way through)
>incredible battles
>at one with the land, journeying across the plains
>biblical imagery
The puppy killing, dead babies and the slaughter of the soldiers by injinns in all the looted clothing even womens dresses is just cinematic, unless you're Harold Bloom (an extremely sensitive and deep reader) it probably won't affect you much, Mccarthy just writes beautifully
>Harold Bloom[6] praised Blood Meridian as one of the best 20th century American novels, describing it as "worthy of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick,"[7] but admitted that he found the book's pervasive violence so shocking that he had several false starts before reading the book entirely. Caryn James argued that the novel's violence was a "slap in the face" to modern readers cut off from the brutality of life

>>11051923
>blood meridian with it’s dead baby trees and child sex slaves?
l honestly didn't mind this or the puppy killing/constant scalping
Blood Meridian is a really cozy novel
>hardly any women
>hardly any descriptions of characters feelings
>no worry about having a set schedule to go to work
>no worry about social mobility (its just the kid, his horse, his companeros and his revolver)
>live off the land until riding into the next town for a drink then shooting up the place and claiming receipts
>its always sunny
>descriptions are mainly focused on the horizon and other vivid or dreamlike moments
>depth of the symbolism gives it an added aesthetic
>every man for himself but there is camaraderie within the gang
>comedic relief; killing the provinces own citizens and passing their mexiscalps off as apache, almost every interaction between the judge and simpletons/various dimwitted members of the group, most interactions with mexicans/injinns
>southern hospitality
>no soppy romance
>no depressing family loss
>no annoying children (most of the way through)
>incredible battles
>at one with the land, journeying across the plains
>biblical imagery

>>10808778
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