Blood Meridian
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- Author：Cormac McCarthy
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Summary
"Blood Meridian" is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion， brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West。 Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s， it traces the fortunes of the Kid， a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into a nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving。
Reviews
Welther
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Couldn't finish it as I just don't like it。 It lazy writing with no consideration to readability。 The story so far was the group went there and then moved on to the next place。 Maybe I will look at it later。。。 Couldn't finish it as I just don't like it。 It lazy writing with no consideration to readability。 The story so far was the group went there and then moved on to the next place。 Maybe I will look at it later。。。 。。。more
Saeed
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ت。 ش: ۸ / ۵ / ۱۴۰۰ت。 پ: ۱۲ / ۵ / ۱۴۰۰
Matthew
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There are four things that can destroy the earth :D
Max Whiteman
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garbage
Tim
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Blod och sand， och väldigt mycket av det
Bryan
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Kinda cool but I just couldn’t handle the style。
Billy
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A synthesis of the Bloomian struggle against the canon and the Nietzschean transvaluation of all values presented in a desert picaresque。 I learned that the judge and the whole Glanton Gang were based on real people after watching a lecture on the allusions in BM and gained a deeper appreciation for the way McCarthy blurs the line between history and fiction。 The world really is the culmination of the power process （or is that the Devil's illusion？） A synthesis of the Bloomian struggle against the canon and the Nietzschean transvaluation of all values presented in a desert picaresque。 I learned that the judge and the whole Glanton Gang were based on real people after watching a lecture on the allusions in BM and gained a deeper appreciation for the way McCarthy blurs the line between history and fiction。 The world really is the culmination of the power process （or is that the Devil's illusion？） 。。。more
amanda leatherberry
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I typically can't put a book down once I've started it。 Even if I'm not fond of the story or find it boring， I usually HAVE to finish it。 I was really excited to read this one。 Its right up my alley with the types of stories I normally love and since a couple of this author's books had been made into movies that I really enjoyed， I assumed this would be a great read。 But I couldn't even get past the first chapter in this book。 The writing style is just so odd。 First of all， there are no quotatio I typically can't put a book down once I've started it。 Even if I'm not fond of the story or find it boring， I usually HAVE to finish it。 I was really excited to read this one。 Its right up my alley with the types of stories I normally love and since a couple of this author's books had been made into movies that I really enjoyed， I assumed this would be a great read。 But I couldn't even get past the first chapter in this book。 The writing style is just so odd。 First of all， there are no quotation marks that help you decipher when there is actual dialogue in the book。 I had to re-read parts of it multiple times because it all melted together and I couldn't tell if someone was speaking or not。 And the way it reads "the man walked into the bar。 The man took a seat at the bar。 The man had a drink"。 Who the hell writes this way？ I can't sit and read nothing but declarative sentences over and over again。 Maybe I didn't read far enough into the book and maybe it comes together but I couldn't keep my eyes open while reading it。 I was just。。。。bored out of my mind。 Maybe one day when I have nothing left to read， I will try it again but for now， I have so many other books sitting on my kindle that will keep my attention。 。。。more
Michael
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Mighty。
Scarlett Mandabach
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Hate
Oma
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McCarthy believes in strong characters。
مسعود
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«نصف‌النهار خون» در هر فصل با توصیفاتی دقیق و زنده از بیابان و سنگ و علف، مخاطب را به درون جهان داستانی بکر خود می‌برد تا تنها چند صفحه بعد دریابد همه این‌ها نوشته شده تا شما را آماده‌ی حضور همیشگی مرگ کند؛ مرگ هم نه، سلاخی。 نویسندگان زیادی توصیفاتی زنده و بدیع از طبیعت در آثارشان داشته‌اند اما نام هیچ کدامشان با این توصیف‌ها نبوده که ماندگار شده است؛ ماندگاری آثار جویس و فاکنر و تولستوی، به دلیل توصیف‌های زنده از چشم‌اندازهای درون آدمی بوده است نه طبیعت وحشی؛ اما گویی مک‌کارتی بر این قاعده استث «نصف‌النهار خون» در هر فصل با توصیفاتی دقیق و زنده از بیابان و سنگ و علف، مخاطب را به درون جهان داستانی بکر خود می‌برد تا تنها چند صفحه بعد دریابد همه این‌ها نوشته شده تا شما را آماده‌ی حضور همیشگی مرگ کند؛ مرگ هم نه، سلاخی。 نویسندگان زیادی توصیفاتی زنده و بدیع از طبیعت در آثارشان داشته‌اند اما نام هیچ کدامشان با این توصیف‌ها نبوده که ماندگار شده است؛ ماندگاری آثار جویس و فاکنر و تولستوی، به دلیل توصیف‌های زنده از چشم‌اندازهای درون آدمی بوده است نه طبیعت وحشی؛ اما گویی مک‌کارتی بر این قاعده استثناست چرا که شخصیت اصلی داستانش همین طبیعت است، و از دل همین چشم‌انداز بکر و زنده است که آن توحش بی‌مهار زاده می‌شود。 کتابی که بی‌شک بارها به آن باز خواهید گشت، صفحه‌ای اتفاقی را خواهید گشود و هر صفحه‌ای که باشد، تسلسل طبیعت و توحش مسحورتان خواهد کرد。 چه روایتِ کندن پوست سر قبیله‌ای از مردان و زنان و کودکان سرخ‌پوست باشد و چه کوبیدن سر نوزادانی دوقلو به سنگ。 داستان آدم‌هایی که می‌جنگند، با تپانچه، با چاقو، با بطری شکسته یا هر چیز دیگر که به چنگشان بیفتد، در ضد روایتِ ضد ساختاری که در هر فصل همچون شلاقی بر شانه‌های خواننده می‌نشیند و اگرچه ضربه‌ها پرشمارند، کتاب را نه می‌توان تحمل کرد و نه می‌توان کنار گذاشت، تا آن گاه که زخم، اثر خود را بر پوست و بر ضمیر خواننده ماندگار کند。راویِ جوانِ این دشت بی‌پایانی که رمان نامیده شده و صرفاً «پسر» خوانده می‌شود، به گروهی می‌پیوندد که برای تأمین امنیت مکزیکی‌ها به شکار سرخ‌پوست‌ها می‌روند و به ازای هر پوست سری که تحویل دهند، دستخوش چشمگیری می‌گیرند؛ اما تاریکی‌های درون بشر، همیشه سیاهی‌های بیشتری برای نمایان کردن در خود نهفته دارد。 اگرچه کانونی‌ساز داستان «پسر» است، تمرکز روایت بیشتر به سمت «قاضی» است。 شخصیتی به یادماندنی که در همان فصل اول مبهوتتان می‌کند و با چهره و بدن شگفت و آموخته‌های بی‌پایانش تا سال‌ها هر بار که به این کتاب فکر کنید قطعاً او را به یاد می‌آورید。 و آن گاه که پسر در کنشی دراماتیک او را به پرسش می‌کشد و با پرسش خود همه چیز را منتظر پاسخ می‌گذارد، تا دویست صفحه بعد اشاره‌ای هم به آن پرسش نمی‌شود، جایی که سرانجام حقیقت داستانی شرارت‌های درون آدمی را به روی مخاطب قی می‌کند。هر عصری، نیازمند روایتی تازه از گذشته است، و گویی مک‌کارتی در نصف‌النهار خون آینه‌ای ساخته که هم پیش روی گذشته و هم امروز آدمی گرفته باشد。 دوزخ زمانه‌ی ما، که جنس آتشش به بیابان بدل شده است: بیابان و دشتی نه از لایه‌های سنگ و رسوب؛ که از هراس。 。。。more
Grimreaperterrier
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Cowboys from Hell on the streets， Gnostic fever dream in the sheets
Theresa
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Just no
Jake Bews
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bleeaakkk
Rafaela
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The writing is inventive and imaginative。
Dragisa
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Sredina je četrdesetih godina devetnaestog veka na severnoameričkom kontinentu。 Indijanci još uvek drže velika prostranstva i prerije， pioniri i tragači za zlatom lutaju Teksasom i Kalifornijom。 Na taj prostor dolazi ekipa uigranih ubica pod vođstvom sudije Holdena。 Njihov cilj je pobiti što više Indijanaca， a potom dobiti novčanu nagradu od države za „odstrel“ nepodobnih。 Članovi te družine su šarenoliki。 Od raspopa， do potpunog psihopate， beskrupuloznog rasiste， slobodnog crnca… Njima se prikl Sredina je četrdesetih godina devetnaestog veka na severnoameričkom kontinentu。 Indijanci još uvek drže velika prostranstva i prerije， pioniri i tragači za zlatom lutaju Teksasom i Kalifornijom。 Na taj prostor dolazi ekipa uigranih ubica pod vođstvom sudije Holdena。 Njihov cilj je pobiti što više Indijanaca， a potom dobiti novčanu nagradu od države za „odstrel“ nepodobnih。 Članovi te družine su šarenoliki。 Od raspopa， do potpunog psihopate， beskrupuloznog rasiste， slobodnog crnca… Njima se priključuje četrnaestogodišnji dečak （kid）。 Uhvaćen u spiralu zločina koja poprima groteske razmere， on ulazi u duel u kojem je potrebno spasiti ne samo puki život， već i dušu。Napisan 1985。 godine， u vremenu stagnacije „kaubojaca“ （osim Clinta Eastwooda koji 1984。 snima „Bljedolikog jahača“）， „Krvavi meridijan“ pripada novom žanru – anti-vesternu。 Kršeći sva dotadašnja pravila， Kormak Makarti odbija da prestavi svet Divljeg zapada kao poprište sukoba dobra i zla。 U njegovoj viziji sveta svi akteri su zli， nasilni i divlji。 Naravno ne u istom intenzitetu， ali belina gotovo da ne postoji。 Nasilje， i to u svom najgorem obliku， predstavljeno je naturalistički， pa bilo to kupanje u krvi， lešinar koji kljuca telo deteta， ubijanje medveda koji pleše na podijumu ili silovanje devojčice。 Najupečatljiviji lik u romanu je sudija Holden。 Poliglota， filozof， teolog， višestruko nadareni i talentovani čovek， inicijator je pogroma i smrti。 Gotovo pa praksis Heraklitove misle o ratu kao pokretačkoj snazi čovečanstva。 I kao takav najbolji predstavnik Makartije užasavajuće slike sveta。„Krvavi meridijan“ je višestruko značajan。 Na prvom mestu， to je prikaz stvarnosti iz nimalo ulepšanog ugla。 Gotovo sve ličnosti iz romana su zaista postojale， i njihove biografije Makarti crpi iz istorijskih izvora。 Odbacujući ulepšanu stvarnost， Makarti je predstavio Divlji zapad baš onakvim kakvim je bio。 Čitajući roman gotovo je nemoguće ne osetiti mučninu zbog prikazanog užasa， ali i ne osetiti divljenje zbog izuzetnog stila kojim je taj užas dočaran。 I ne， naravno， nasilje za Makartija nije samo hir i izazivanje reakcije čitaoca。 Nasilje nije ni neophodni dekor da bi se prikazalo dobro。 Ono je sila koja hara nezaustavljivo i bez otpora。 Prihvatljivo je i deo života。 Suštinski， nasilje je sam život， koje se iznova i iznova ponavlja。 Kako Makarti kaže: „Ovo što ovde vidiš， ove ruševine po kojima lutaju divlja plemena， zar misliš da se to više neće ponoviti？ Hoće。 I opet。 S drugim ljudima， drugim sinovima。“Čitajući „Mustafu Madžara“ ili „Na Drini ćupriju“ pokušajte da pronađete bilo kakvu nadu u svom tom sivilu。 Baš na tom tragu treba posmatrati i delo velikog Kormaka Makartija。（među istorijskim izvorima je „My Confession: The Recollections of a Rogue“ – memoari o jahanju s bandom Johna Joela Glantona 1848。-1850。; T。R。 Fehrenbacha o Teksasu， Meksiku i Komančima）U vreme pisanja „Krvavog meridijana“ McCarthy je živeo u siromaštvu， često bez stalnog smeštaja， noseći uz sebe uvek samo električnu sijalicu kako bi u jeftinim motelima mogao čitati。 Kuće u kojima je živeo， u El Pasu ili Knoxvilleu， bile su prema njegovim rečima gotovo „nenastanjive“， a 7000 knjiga koje je posedovao držao je u plaćenom skladištu。。。Danas je sve drugačije。 „Krvavi meridijan“ svrstava se među najbolje moderne američke romane。 „Svi lijepi konji“ （1992。） dobitnici su National Book Award。 „Nema zemlje za starce“ （2005。） ekranizovala su braća Coen i osvojila Oscara za najbolji film。 A za „Cestu“ （2007。） McCarthy je nagrađen Pulitzerom。 。。。more
Jonas Roemer
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Quite violent but I should have expected that。 Without spoiling anything， the ending is quite interesting and open to interpretation。
Chris
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Uggh。 One of the most violent books I’ve ever read。 Some books you can’t wait to pick up but I struggled with this one because my gut always hurt when I read it。 Beautifully written but too violent for me。
Marcos García Mateo
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Hace ya tiempo， leí La carretera y me dejó realmente impactado。 Después vi su adaptación cinematográfica， y la de No es país para viejos。 Todo esto me generó unas ganas tremendas de leer esta obra， que tan buenas críticas he visto， y como parte de un reto de lectura me he acabado por poner con esta obra。Normalmente suelo valorar una obra en su conjunto， pero en este caso lo haré en dos aspectos: historia y forma de escritura。La historia es realmente dura， nos sitúa en el territorio de fronteras Hace ya tiempo， leí La carretera y me dejó realmente impactado。 Después vi su adaptación cinematográfica， y la de No es país para viejos。 Todo esto me generó unas ganas tremendas de leer esta obra， que tan buenas críticas he visto， y como parte de un reto de lectura me he acabado por poner con esta obra。Normalmente suelo valorar una obra en su conjunto， pero en este caso lo haré en dos aspectos: historia y forma de escritura。La historia es realmente dura， nos sitúa en el territorio de fronteras entre Estados Unidos y México en la época del salvaje oeste siguiendo las andanzas de El chico， del que no llegamos a saber siquiera su nombre。 Por diferentes circunstancias se acaba uniendo a un grupo de hombres que van a la caza de indios en esos territorios y todo lo que de esta situación se deriva。 Hay situaciones muy cruentas， para aquellos con una imaginación más vívida o con más reparos en escenas truculentas les puede causar algún problema con la lectura。 Y de todos los personajes que aparecen no hay uno solo que genere empatía o que sea agradable。La forma narrativa es harina de otro costal， y es que el autor emplea aquí una fórmula que se me ha hecho costosa， y es que usa una larga serie de frases sin puntuación， y en algunos momentos ni siquiera emplea comas， por lo que se hace difícil de leer。 Un ejemplo claro es que un párrafo llegó a tener un total de 230 palabras seguidas sin ninguna pausa o puntuación。Es por estas cosas la nota de 3⭐， aunque la historia me ha gustado bastante la lectura no ha sido fácil。-------------Some time ago， I read The road and I was really shocked。 Then I saw its film adaptation， and that of No Country for Old Men。 All this generated me a tremendous desire to read this work， that I have seen such good reviews， and as part of a reading challenge I ended up reading this work。Normally I evaluate a work as a whole， but in this case I will do it in two aspects: history and form of writing。The story is really hard， it places us in the territory of the borders between the United States and Mexico in the times of the Wild West， following the adventures of The Kid， whose name we don't get to know。 Due to different circumstances， he ends up joining a group of men who go hunting for Indians in those territories and everything that derives from this situation。 There are very bloody situations， for those with a more vivid imagination or with more qualms about gruesome scenes it can cause some problem with the reading。 And of all the characters that appear there is not one that generates empathy or that is pleasant。The narrative form is another matter， and the author uses here a formula that has been hard for me to read， and that is that he uses a long series of sentences without punctuation， and in some moments he does not even use commas， so it makes it difficult to read。 A clear example is that a paragraph reached a total of 230 words in a row without any pause or punctuation。The 3⭐ are for these things， although I liked the story quite a bit， the reading has not been easy。 。。。more
David Spain
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Definitely NOT light summer reading， this intense novel is kind of an homage to Faulkner's style， while ratcheting up the violence and brutality considerably。 McCarthy seems to take a dim view of human nature and his characters live down to his base expectations。 The descriptions of the desert landscapes are stunning and McCarthy expects you to keep up without helping much。 The violence didn't disturb me as much as I thought it would， mainly because half the time I want's sure what the hell was Definitely NOT light summer reading， this intense novel is kind of an homage to Faulkner's style， while ratcheting up the violence and brutality considerably。 McCarthy seems to take a dim view of human nature and his characters live down to his base expectations。 The descriptions of the desert landscapes are stunning and McCarthy expects you to keep up without helping much。 The violence didn't disturb me as much as I thought it would， mainly because half the time I want's sure what the hell was going on。 One of the two main characters， the judge， is probably the most psychologically complex， philosophical and disturbing characters I've read since Kurtz in "The Heart of Darkness。" In fact， the two characters bear a striking resemblance。 Both Kurtz and the judge are intelligent， talented， creative， scientific men who revel in knowledge for its own sake。 However， while Kurtz seems disturbed by the world he's created: "The horror， the horror，" the judge seems delighted by his own nihilism， in love with war， brutality and violence。 He thinks that war is the only thing that gives life meaning and that the strong dominating--which mostly involves killing--the weak is not only their prerogative， but their duty。A thoughtful book， a worthwhile book， a challenging book to read， not just for the violence， but for the style and the underlying ideas that will make you re-evaluate your assumptions about human nature， it's a great novel， but not for everyone。 。。。more
Leslie
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No。
Scott Ingram
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Very oddly written， no punctuation， sort of stream of consciousness。 Really graphic and gory， honest representation of the slaughtering of native Americans in the early 1800s。 Was honestly glad when it was over。
HulloThere32
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Incredibly beautiful prose about some of the worst things man can do。 Finished about a month ago and still think about every day。
Brent
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Five Modern Classics for the Month of July [1950 - 1999]Book four of five。This one is really hard to rate。 From an enjoyment level， this was a one。 But this is clearly a beautiful， wonderfully written piece of literature that was everything that McCarthy wanted to accomplish。 There was simply no buy-in from my end on any of the characters。 Judge Holden is absolutely terrifying but I never truly cared about the story。 The last few pages almost made it for me。 It’s shockingly， wonderfully， bea Five Modern Classics for the Month of July [1950 - 1999]Book four of five。This one is really hard to rate。 From an enjoyment level， this was a one。 But this is clearly a beautiful， wonderfully written piece of literature that was everything that McCarthy wanted to accomplish。 There was simply no buy-in from my end on any of the characters。 Judge Holden is absolutely terrifying but I never truly cared about the story。 The last few pages almost made it for me。 It’s shockingly， wonderfully， beautiful。 It was ALMOST enough for me to change my opinion on the entire book。 But geez， that was rough。 。。。more
Izora
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I did enjoy reading this。 There is a lot of action and nail biting chapters。
Craig
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What a dark book。 A very biblical view on evilness of man。 If you are looking for a story with clear cut good and bad guys this is not the book for you。 If you are looking for a meditation on the blackness of man’s soul this is that book。
Tom
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Hew boy。 Would that I could give this thing 6 or 7 stars。 Actually makes me feel like going back and docking a star off all the other books I've reviewed， with the exception of a few similarly achieved 5s， to better rank it。First， a caveat。 I don't put a lot of stock in gender essentialism， but I'd be remiss if I didn't at least mention this text as being located pretty firmly within the grand tradition of manly man literature。 I'm talking about those testosterone filled works like Infinite Jest Hew boy。 Would that I could give this thing 6 or 7 stars。 Actually makes me feel like going back and docking a star off all the other books I've reviewed， with the exception of a few similarly achieved 5s， to better rank it。First， a caveat。 I don't put a lot of stock in gender essentialism， but I'd be remiss if I didn't at least mention this text as being located pretty firmly within the grand tradition of manly man literature。 I'm talking about those testosterone filled works like Infinite Jest， Gravity's Rainbow， Moby Dick。 Obsessively researched books that seem like they have something to prove in their length and thickness。 Although this one by itself， by pagination， really isn't that long， it sure reads that way。 And as it happens， I love that kind of stuff。 But if you don't like descriptions of the sun rising like a phallus， then maybe give this one a pass。 Just my opinion though， you'd be doing yourself a disservice。I just finished up a playthrough of Red Dead Redemption 2， which takes place in a whitewashed， consumer-friendly version of the Old West。 The white American main characters shake their heads sadly at the plight of the Native Americans， and fight alongside them against the depredations of the American government and oil companies （with which， of course， the heroes are not complicit。） There is nary a slur to be heard and slavery is explicitly condemned by every character in the game but the most vile。 If Red Dead is a ready-made fantasy playground of the Old West for 21st century sensibilities， Blood Meridian is its polar opposite， a grindhouse horror-show of gore， misandry， and hatred。 The story follows a young boy conscripted into a band hired by the Mexican government to kill Native Americans and take their scalps。 But the subject of the book is not what makes it great， it is in the telling of it that it asserts itself as exceptional。The style and presentation of this book is completely idiosyncratic。 None but a singular author possessed of a singular perspective could have put it together。 It is one of those rich books that teaches the reader how to read it as they go。 It is deeply specific and rhythmic。 I think McCarthy wrote with a Field Guide to Plants of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico opened in front of him on his desk。 Right next to a similar Field Guide for types of Rock。 Proper names of these forms are everywhere across the book， situating the reader deep in the landscape of the text。 Accompanying these references is a panoply of hyper-specific words for that time period （mostly about horses and firearms，） and a smattering of archaic words thrown in， I assume， because the author likes the way they sound， but which also have the effect of solidifying the tale as being set almost 200 years before us now。 I'm a strong reader and my vocabulary isn't small， but I still had to look up just over 180 words while I was reading。 Not including the times I had to Google translate from Spanish。 That said， the advanced vocab and specific proper nouns and linguistic diversity all serve to create a landscape for the book， to drive the reader directly down into the earth beside the roving band of murderers。 McCarthy also has a tendency to make up words， some simple compounds， "tailorwise，" "lampfall，" "skylight，" "smelterlight，" foreplain，" "heartsink，" and others that simply have a feeling about them he was going for "scurvid" （for "scurvied，" I assume？） "sleared，" scrappled，" a "disclet" of a leaf， "imbreachment，" "endarkening。" He freely turns parts of speech into other parts of speech， "some living thing eviscerate upon the ground before them，" but he has such a strong feel for language that it reads powerfully and with impact rather than confusingly。 While he can tilt towards grandiloquence and turgidity in his style， I forgave him immediately for any passage tinted too purple， because on every page is apparent the calculated glee of a person writing exactly the kind of story they want to write。It's just fun to read。 The pleasures of the book are not in the developing relationships of the characters， or in the turns of the plot， but rather in the words on the page and the sombre thoughtfulness interspersing visceral， exaggerated violence。 It's more like taking in a landscape painting than watching a miniseries。The philosophical backbone of the work， and the unsettling quality that elevates it from just a stylistically strong novel into a novel that unseats me and throws my thoughts about it into a disorientation that requires further thought， is present in the character of the judge。 If you're familiar with McCarthy's other work No Country for Old Men， think Anton Chigurh， but add a healthy dose of Lovecraft。 McCarthy evidently loves the judge。 The pattern of prose changes when he is written about。 While other characters speak and gesture， the judge goes through changes in matter。 To give an example， not from the text， but which shows how his character is present in the novel， lines would go like this: "The kid kicked the ball to Toadvine。 Toadvine kicked it back。 The ball was kicked by the judge。" Objects and people acquire the quality of being touched or interacted with by the judge。 Because his presence is colored by this attitude， when he does become subject of a sentence， acting on the world around him， the readers attention is instantly grasped and almost forced to pay attention， because something either dreadful or dreadfully important is about to happen。 Also his description is frequently beautiful in a grotesque way， I particularly liked the scene in the bathhouse where he submerges himself up to his nose with the cigar behind his ear。 These beautiful passages are nothing out of the ordinary though， I often tilted my Kindle down and closed my eyes， just to experience the thrill of beauty that runs through the descriptive passages of this book。In any case， this review is far too long already。 I have to think about this book more， and certainly have to read more McCarthy soon。 I'd like later to talk about the role of women in this book， and how the the band of murderers are understood and interacted with by the meshwork of historical governments in Southern US / Northern Mexico at the time， but I'll save that for later。 This book would be fertile ground for college essays， which is perhaps partly to blame for its ascendant importance in the literary world。 Not that it doesn't deserve it。 6/5 stars。 。。。more
Peter Lorbiecki
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This book kinda read like an excel sheet of murder statistics， the group goes to place， fights other group but skips the battle and then just tells you how many people died， and that Joe got an arrow in the knee。Most of the Judge's monologues were just lost on me。 This book kinda read like an excel sheet of murder statistics， the group goes to place， fights other group but skips the battle and then just tells you how many people died， and that Joe got an arrow in the knee。Most of the Judge's monologues were just lost on me。 。。。more
Revert
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This is one of those books where everything becomes a lot clearer and makes more sense after a re-read。 I thought the ending was fantastic， but no ending can make up for the other 80% of a pretty dull book。 Maybe I have the attention span of a goldfish， but I pretty much zoned out at every walking scene （which is a good chunk）。 McCarthy is an excellent writer， but not even his vivid descriptions can get me to pay attention to a whole lot of nothingness。 The action scenes were gems。And what is up This is one of those books where everything becomes a lot clearer and makes more sense after a re-read。 I thought the ending was fantastic， but no ending can make up for the other 80% of a pretty dull book。 Maybe I have the attention span of a goldfish， but I pretty much zoned out at every walking scene （which is a good chunk）。 McCarthy is an excellent writer， but not even his vivid descriptions can get me to pay attention to a whole lot of nothingness。 The action scenes were gems。And what is up with each chapter being spoiled at the start of each chapter？？ 。。。more
Reference
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