Meridià de sang
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- Author：Cormac McCarthy
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Summary
Ens trobem en ple segle XIX al bell mig de la zona fronterera que separa Mèxic dels Estats Units。 Les autoritats mexicanes i de l'Estat de Texas organitzen una expedició paramilitar per eliminar el major nombre d'indis possible。 És el que s'anomena El Grup Glanton， que té com a líder espiritual el jutge Holden， un home dur， violent i cruel que està convençut de la seva immortalitat。 En un moment determinat els carnissers de Glanton decideixen aturar la matança per iniciar un nou extermini: la llei de la selva es comença a imposar。 Enmig d'aquest malson， un noi de catorze anys es veurà obligat a enfrontar-se al món。
Reviews
walrus
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What can be newly said of Blood Meridian？ It is reflective， haunting， thoughtful， daunting， full of beauty of language and depravity of action。
Richard Houston
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Definitely up there with one of my favorite books （maybe top 15-20 list） along with No Country for Old Men。 Extremely violent but such an epic story。 And the Judge has to be one of the best antagonists/“villains”， reminds me of Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now。 My only complaint is some of the language and prose gets a little obscure and is not always 100% clear on what happened or what was explained。 Also if you don’t know Spanish there are quite a few passages that aren’t translated。
John
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1/11/2023Just began reading this book this evening。 A nice introduction by Philipp Meyer describing the history of this novel and the comparisons between the author and Faulkner and Melville with some Bible， Homer and Virgil thrown in for good measure。 Also some background on Samuel Chamberlain and John Glanton and the Indian tribes in the area。The old man didn't answer。 He turned his head suddenly aside and seized his nose between his thumb and forefinger and blew twin strings of snot onto the 1/11/2023Just began reading this book this evening。 A nice introduction by Philipp Meyer describing the history of this novel and the comparisons between the author and Faulkner and Melville with some Bible， Homer and Virgil thrown in for good measure。 Also some background on Samuel Chamberlain and John Glanton and the Indian tribes in the area。The old man didn't answer。 He turned his head suddenly aside and seized his nose between his thumb and forefinger and blew twin strings of snot onto the floor and wiped his fingers on the seam of his jeans。 I come from Mississippi。 I was a slaver。 pg。 19 。。。more
Dan Nuxoll
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Any potential reader should know two things about this novel。 First， virtually every page has a number of words that are in not in common usage。 The novel refers to parts of a saddle and varieties of cactus， and the author occasionally mashes up two common words into one。 There are terms borrowed from Spanish as well as snatches of dialogue in Spanish。 Second， this book is drenched in blood。 I suspect the number of killings in the book exceed the number of pages。 Coincidentally， I read this book Any potential reader should know two things about this novel。 First， virtually every page has a number of words that are in not in common usage。 The novel refers to parts of a saddle and varieties of cactus， and the author occasionally mashes up two common words into one。 There are terms borrowed from Spanish as well as snatches of dialogue in Spanish。 Second， this book is drenched in blood。 I suspect the number of killings in the book exceed the number of pages。 Coincidentally， I read this book back-to-back with a history of the Cherokees which covers precisely this period。 That history confirms that this period was exceptionally violent， although it leads me to doubt that the violence was prevalent as in this novel。 This second feature is related to my rating。 I gave this book two stars because I cannot recommend it to any reader。 The book has undoubted literary value。 One of the blurbs on my copy compares this novel to Steinbeck。 In fact， the style reminded me of Steinbeck。 Nonetheless， I regard literary merit as a nice bauble， so I concede it a second star。 The violence in this novel reflects a deep， abiding cynicism。 The characters in this novel are all variations of a cartoon ruthless gunslinger。 Their overriding value is survival， although they occasionally pursue money and whiskey。 Consequently， this is story of slaughter and escapes from slaughter。 There is little grappling with the complexities of the human condition。 Even the old Western movies have more content， mostly because their characters are more rounded。 I read novels because they spark reflection on the issues that we face。 I rate books accordingly so I must give this novel two stars with one due to its literary merit。 I cannot help compare this book to “The Road，” another of the author’s novels。 I found that novel truly terrifying， but the love of a father and son run throughout。 The book is not defined by violence although violence runs throughout。 When I finished this novel， I could not help but reflect upon the contemporary taste for inverted fairy tales which conclude with Hansel and Greta are dinner for the witch。 These tales can be considered more tough minded， representing a world ruled by survival of the fittest， a world in which life is solitary， poor， nasty， brutish， and short。 I believe myself to be cynical， but I do not think that cynicism is a paramount value or the lens through which I view all of life。 My cynicism is more a reflection of the fact that we （including myself） usually fail to live up to the values that we profess。 I see thoroughgoing cynicism as a dead end and as dark form of naïveté。。 。。。more
Kevin Carey
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One of the most haunting， evocative， disorienting， and disturbing books I’ve ever read。 It’s a compelling meditation on the nature of violence， fate， and the purpose of human existence， with Judge Holden acting as the nearly supernatural arbiter for each。 He is possibly the most chilling antagonist I’ve ever encountered across all media。 I’ve heard this referred to as “the greatest American novel” and I’m not sure if I agree with that， but I do believe it captures the true nature of America’s hi One of the most haunting， evocative， disorienting， and disturbing books I’ve ever read。 It’s a compelling meditation on the nature of violence， fate， and the purpose of human existence， with Judge Holden acting as the nearly supernatural arbiter for each。 He is possibly the most chilling antagonist I’ve ever encountered across all media。 I’ve heard this referred to as “the greatest American novel” and I’m not sure if I agree with that， but I do believe it captures the true nature of America’s history of imperialism， racism， and violence in a way that I’ve never experienced before and likely will not again。 I don’t think I enjoyed this book very much at all， but I’m rating it 4 stars for the completely unique experience that I had reading it。 。。。more
Matt
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Wow。 I'm not sure what to think about this book。 This is my second book by McCarthy， my first being The Road。 I liked that book a great deal， though I thought it was rather bleak。 After finishing Blood Meridian， however， The Road seems like a book positively brimming with optimism and hope。This was not a pleasant book to read。 The scenes of violence are graphic and incessant。 And， unlike The Road， there's nobody to cheer for here。 The Glanton gang is terrible。 The Native Americans they encounter Wow。 I'm not sure what to think about this book。 This is my second book by McCarthy， my first being The Road。 I liked that book a great deal， though I thought it was rather bleak。 After finishing Blood Meridian， however， The Road seems like a book positively brimming with optimism and hope。This was not a pleasant book to read。 The scenes of violence are graphic and incessant。 And， unlike The Road， there's nobody to cheer for here。 The Glanton gang is terrible。 The Native Americans they encounter are mostly terrible。 Even the protagonist， "the Kid，" is at best amoral。 Whatever the state of his soul， we get no real look into it。 McCarthy's narrative stays on the surface， describing events and relating the mostly sparse dialogue， without ever giving us much idea of what's going on in the minds of any of the characters。McCarthy's language is often quite beautiful， even or perhaps especially when the scenes he is describing are bleak or horrific。 But is that enough to make a novel great？ The novel captures the ubiquitous horror of Westward expansion in the United States， beating the reader down with scene after scene of terror until one is almost numb to it。 But I searched in vain for a larger sense of meaning or purpose to the work。 Beyond sheer nihilism， what is the reader meant to take away from this work？ What purpose does it serve？I don't know that I have an answer to this question。 I come away from this book thinking both that it is in some ways a great book， and that I'm not entirely glad that I read it。 。。。more
Jack Fellows
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An extremely brutal book。 Very dark ， but a belter of a story！ Really enjoyed this
Vaios
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Πόνος μιζέρια θάνατος， θάνατος και πάλι θάνατος。 Ακραία σκληρό ώμο βιβλίο。 5 στα 5。
Love Frisell
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fattar inte varför tonårskillar blir så besatta av den här。 det bästa partiet var när de red över en öken i några sidor och sedan blev dödade av comancherindianer
G。 Salter
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For reasons unclear， my copy at 15 pages of The Diary of Anne Frank stuck in the middle。 Another very dark book， but of a different kind。Found this book to be visceral， cinematic， and yet frequently puzzling。 The style makes you work a little bit to see how the events are going， even though the images are always strong。 I was struck by the end that the book felt darker than almost anything I've read， and yet I usually enjoy harrowing stories about people on death-defying existential missions。 Pe For reasons unclear， my copy at 15 pages of The Diary of Anne Frank stuck in the middle。 Another very dark book， but of a different kind。Found this book to be visceral， cinematic， and yet frequently puzzling。 The style makes you work a little bit to see how the events are going， even though the images are always strong。 I was struck by the end that the book felt darker than almost anything I've read， and yet I usually enjoy harrowing stories about people on death-defying existential missions。 Perhaps it just seemed darker because I haven't read any western that took this dark direction。 。。。more
Luke
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The story was beautiful， gruesome， ultra violent… all the things I usually love （not to mention cowboys）… but I really just struggled so much with McCarthy’s writing style that this felt like a slog to get through。 If you can get past that I highly recommend， otherwise this one just might not be it。
Jenni
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Don’t even ask。
Ravanagh Allan
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His best。
Daphna
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Violent， gory， stomach-churning descriptions of massacres， scalping， and random killing of animals and little children。 So why read it， one may ask？ I admit that reading it， as I did， as part of a guided in-depth book club reading， opened up for me the importance and unique cadence of this terrible and yet important novel and helped me answer this question to myself: because it is important to bear witness to the events in the novel， horrific as they may be。One of the basic premises of the novel Violent， gory， stomach-churning descriptions of massacres， scalping， and random killing of animals and little children。 So why read it， one may ask？ I admit that reading it， as I did， as part of a guided in-depth book club reading， opened up for me the importance and unique cadence of this terrible and yet important novel and helped me answer this question to myself: because it is important to bear witness to the events in the novel， horrific as they may be。One of the basic premises of the novel is that history is written by the victors， by the survivors， and they will be the judges of what is recorded and remembered。 That has been true throughout the ages。 The vanquished， the massacred， and the dead， have no voice。 Their story will not be remembered。Going West with its dream of a better life， of new beginnings， of a return to nature and to the essence of things， has been romanticized and historicized by the victors。 Cormac McCarthy bears witness to the true story of Western Expansion in the mid-19th Century， that of the murdered， the scalped， the massacred， and the exiled。 He de-romanticizes the Western Expansion， and gives a voice to the story of the government-mandated extinction of Native Americans carried out by criminal bands of outlaws， cruel， evil， devoid of any compassion， and whose violence knew no boundaries and did not limit itself to specific targets。Judge Hanlon， the larger than life co-protagonist of the novel is， from the start， depicted as a surreal character。 He is verbose， educated， erudite， larger than life， looming over anything that surrounds him。 He is devoid of any morality， and immediately raises an associative allusion to the Devil。 The Kid， the second co-protagonist， silent， simple， uneducated， leaves home as a 15 year old child with a propensity for violence， joins the gang in which he meets the judge， and will reach manhood by the end of the novel。Throughout the novel the kid， who shows glimmers of compassion， who kindles in us a sliver of hope that his journey of violence may awaken him to a different path， is juxtaposed with the judge with his "War is God" philosophy and his determination to exterminate any and all witnesses to the atrocities， so that he alone is in control of the narrative， and is the sole arbiter of events。It is one of the most powerful novels I have read， and my copy of the book is battered and marked up with never-ending marginalia， because once you give yourself over to the novel， there is so much meaning to the prose， to the dialogues， to the ideas promulgated and to the intertextuality with other great literature， that the violence becomes a necessary evil to the bearing of true witness to the events。 。。。more
Milmo Magnet
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Demon boys raising ghoul h**l all over the place
Graham Forrester
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never knew there were so many different ways to say “desert landscape”
Caius Terentius
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The Enlightenment and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race - Part 2。
Rodrigo Iglesias
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Didn't finish this book （first time in a very long time since I dropped a book before finishing。。。）。 Couldn't stand the writing style and slow pace。 Disappointed， as I loved The Road。 Didn't finish this book （first time in a very long time since I dropped a book before finishing。。。）。 Couldn't stand the writing style and slow pace。 Disappointed， as I loved The Road。 。。。more
Ken Mersch
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This book was incredibly challenging to read， not only in its prose but also in its plot and symbolism。 I imagine that I should not have begun my reading of Cormac McCarthy with this book， and perhaps should have read Child of God or No Country For Old Men before this one。 However， though the book felt like it was going nowhere at times， I did enjoy McCarthy's descriptions of mankind's violence and was challenged to consider what the Judge， the Kid， and others were meant to symbolize。 I doubt I This book was incredibly challenging to read， not only in its prose but also in its plot and symbolism。 I imagine that I should not have begun my reading of Cormac McCarthy with this book， and perhaps should have read Child of God or No Country For Old Men before this one。 However， though the book felt like it was going nowhere at times， I did enjoy McCarthy's descriptions of mankind's violence and was challenged to consider what the Judge， the Kid， and others were meant to symbolize。 I doubt I fully understand the book and would like to reread it in the future， as I am sure there is more to this book that I may be missing。 While I think it is an important read to consider the American West and our history with it， I would suggest interacting with McCarthy's other works before starting this one。 。。。more
Vikas
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Haunting， mesmerising and one of the greatest pieces of literature a person can ever read。
Geoff Hughes
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What a gruesome saga of the truly wild west。 Compelling and blood curdling in equal measure。
Kim Snow
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McCarthy just isn’t for me。 This is the second novel of his I’ve read， and I am not a fan of his writing style at all。 Thematically， it’s intriguing; however， his writing isn’t my cup of tea。
6r36。v1073t
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There he is in the desert basking on a red stone like a Luciferian toad etching lies into the very fabric of the universe his quill dripping blood blotting it on the sunset the very drapes of existence sodden with his gore。 Judge and executioner no jury needed just long long knives in a night cut short。 He was the bat you see sucking the juices from the mortally felled。 He was a valhalla of vultures swivelling madly over infinite fields of carcass all one carcass a mad stampede of maggots over e There he is in the desert basking on a red stone like a Luciferian toad etching lies into the very fabric of the universe his quill dripping blood blotting it on the sunset the very drapes of existence sodden with his gore。 Judge and executioner no jury needed just long long knives in a night cut short。 He was the bat you see sucking the juices from the mortally felled。 He was a valhalla of vultures swivelling madly over infinite fields of carcass all one carcass a mad stampede of maggots over every last beast that could feed a wild love over the land。 Let it rot in chains so passersby can mark the manacles。 War is hell is war is here。 The end of time is where I get my best reading done。 。。。more
David Flood
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I've read this book 3 times now。 It is probably the most stunning book about how America was built。 It is intensely violent and philosophical。 Each time I've read it I feel like I understand more of the various prophets in the story。 My take remains this。 The Judge is building America with the Glanton Gang and throughout he tempts the Kid to perform similar acts of horror。 The Kid always seems to shy away， his life has been hard， like Americans now he is decoupled from his origins， a nomad in a I've read this book 3 times now。 It is probably the most stunning book about how America was built。 It is intensely violent and philosophical。 Each time I've read it I feel like I understand more of the various prophets in the story。 My take remains this。 The Judge is building America with the Glanton Gang and throughout he tempts the Kid to perform similar acts of horror。 The Kid always seems to shy away， his life has been hard， like Americans now he is decoupled from his origins， a nomad in a strange and hostile land but he still knows of good and evil。 Presented with the opportunity to strike out and put down The Judge， he chooses not to and in the end he pays the price for that。 。。。more
Christy
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Blood Meridian is not "enjoyable" to read for the most part， but this serves McCarthy's intentions well。 How can one tell a story that accurately depicts the unadulterated violence that created one version of the American west， while destroying another version， and make it enjoyable？ Many books， films， and stories have done so， negating the true horror。 But this one leaves the reader feeling utterly decimated， thereby priortizing the truth。 By telling the story in this way， McCarthy leaves us ha Blood Meridian is not "enjoyable" to read for the most part， but this serves McCarthy's intentions well。 How can one tell a story that accurately depicts the unadulterated violence that created one version of the American west， while destroying another version， and make it enjoyable？ Many books， films， and stories have done so， negating the true horror。 But this one leaves the reader feeling utterly decimated， thereby priortizing the truth。 By telling the story in this way， McCarthy leaves us haunted by gory imagery and human depravity。 The judge is one of the most putrid villains I've ever encountered in literature。 I'll probably have nightmares about him。 The grotesque "dance" between the kid and the judge， juxtaposed against McCarthy's gorgeous descriptions of nature， culminates in a searing， visceral tableau。 A masterpiece！ 。。。more
Alan Donaghey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If you have the attention span， the prose is excellent and spells out the immense violence of the story in addition to the landscape the characters occupy like a slow moving car crash。 McCarthy paints a picture of an America that doesn't exist anymore - of an environment without law & order， before any Wyatt Earps or governments and all the barbarism that comes with it。 The protagonist - like the reader - mostly spectates and manages to become an effective gunslinger in his own right。 However， t If you have the attention span， the prose is excellent and spells out the immense violence of the story in addition to the landscape the characters occupy like a slow moving car crash。 McCarthy paints a picture of an America that doesn't exist anymore - of an environment without law & order， before any Wyatt Earps or governments and all the barbarism that comes with it。 The protagonist - like the reader - mostly spectates and manages to become an effective gunslinger in his own right。 However， the most fascinating character is Judge Holden， whose philosophy of "war is god" sets the stage for the kind of depravity it took to truly make it in the Old West of 1830's Texas/Mexico。 McCarthy's characters are multidimensional; reasonable and horrifying in each of their own right。If you can muscle past the slower parts where the dialogue is sparse and the plot seems convoluted， the novel is incredible and easy to see why people compare to Moby Dick or one of William Faulkner's novels。 。。。more
Olle Kruber
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Peak pretentiousness。
Caleb
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A story written like ancient passages about violence in the old west。 Paragraphs of detail about flowers and disgusting things told by the author which are incredibly gripping and memorizing in the reading。 Written like nothing I've ever read before。 A story written like ancient passages about violence in the old west。 Paragraphs of detail about flowers and disgusting things told by the author which are incredibly gripping and memorizing in the reading。 Written like nothing I've ever read before。 。。。more
Brian Mandel
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Horribly violent。 Beautifully written。 Epic and empty。This one will sit with me for awhile， though I am not sure that is a good thing！
Ben
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Unsure how to score this because it has moments of brilliance but is plagued by it's "unique" writing style （lack of all punctuation）。 This made it difficult for me to process everything that is happening in the book， especially when pivotal moments can occur in an ambiguous 3 words or so。 However， the tone of the book was great and the characters were very engaging - the judge kept me reading at points。 Unfortunately， the book does delve into numerous bouts of repetition on their adventure with Unsure how to score this because it has moments of brilliance but is plagued by it's "unique" writing style （lack of all punctuation）。 This made it difficult for me to process everything that is happening in the book， especially when pivotal moments can occur in an ambiguous 3 words or so。 However， the tone of the book was great and the characters were very engaging - the judge kept me reading at points。 Unfortunately， the book does delve into numerous bouts of repetition on their adventure with many chapters being battles with Mexican /Native American groups in dry， barren climates。 For me this book was missed potential， and a chore to read at times due to the writing style， but with some fantastic tone， quotes， descriptions and setting。 。。。more
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