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skarlorn 04-10-2018 12:52 PM

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
 
Any other people read this fine book?

skarlorn 04-10-2018 03:30 PM

some 1 has 5 star this thread; hopin u read this fine book

it is a mightE fine book

especially good for PvP lovers

Gilder 04-10-2018 03:37 PM

Never read it but loved All the Pretty Horses. His writing style is incredibly terse, but so descriptive at the same time. That book will break your heart.

skarlorn 04-10-2018 04:10 PM

I've also read The Road, which catapulted me into acute depression, and No Country for Old Men.

No Country is a lot more similar to Blood Meridian. I loved No Country.

Agreed about his writing style. There's this scene in Blood Meridian, where, for the past 3 chapters, he's been using tiny sentences and curt language. THen suddenly an Apache warband pops up from the side of horses and it's one sentence that goes the whole page and just fucks your brain in the best way

Guess it's time to read All the Pretty Horses.

Ahldagor 04-11-2018 07:56 AM

Judge is one of the best characters ever concieved in Western Lit.

Gilder 04-11-2018 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by skarlorn (Post 2688878)
I've also read The Road, which catapulted me into acute depression, and No Country for Old Men.

No Country is a lot more similar to Blood Meridian. I loved No Country.

Agreed about his writing style. There's this scene in Blood Meridian, where, for the past 3 chapters, he's been using tiny sentences and curt language. THen suddenly an Apache warband pops up from the side of horses and it's one sentence that goes the whole page and just fucks your brain in the best way

Guess it's time to read All the Pretty Horses.

The road is definitely on my "TO READ" list. In fact, I should just abandon my current book (an attempt at comedy called "Hell") and just read the damn thing! It's been on my list too long and I know I love me some McCarthy

EDIT: just bought it on Amazon, good thing I charged muh Kindle last night

skarlorn 04-11-2018 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ahldagor (Post 2689221)
Judge is one of the best characters ever concieved in Western Lit.

Yes dude. I'm in love with the judge even though he would murder/rape me.

Do u think the judge was god?


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Originally Posted by Gilder (Post 2689394)
The road is definitely on my "TO READ" list. In fact, I should just abandon my current book (an attempt at comedy called "Hell") and just read the damn thing! It's been on my list too long and I know I love me some McCarthy

EDIT: just bought it on Amazon, good thing I charged muh Kindle last night

grats bro

Kaight 04-11-2018 01:40 PM

I loved The Road and No Country. I tried Blood Meridian a while ago and couldn't get into but maybe I'll give it a second chance. You have to be in the right mood for McCarthy.

Ahldagor 04-11-2018 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by skarlorn (Post 2689401)
Yes dude. I'm in love with the judge even though he would murder/rape me.

Do u think the judge was god?




grats bro

Old Testament and Gnostic inspirations....most of McCarthy's writing is from those, btw. Judge would be more of an ubermensch tho'. Nothing he does is supernatural.

skarlorn 04-11-2018 05:12 PM

Yeah I definitely picked that up. Reading g BM actually incepted me into starting to read the old testament. The nondualist God who is above concepts of good and evil experiencing the most violent human nature... That's what the judge was to me


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