Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West Audiobook

" McCarthy's book is definitely not for the week of heart; gore pervades his fictional work but it is not in an uncompelling way. His prose draws readers in. I would definitely recommend! "

" By far the most terrifying book I've ever read in that it likens the west to a maelstrom of death, violence, and pure evil. Nothing is sacred in Blood Meridian. Also, it is one of the most poetically written books I've ever read. McCarthy's depictions are eloquent beyond measure and attain full bloom in this novel. "

" Probably the most hideously grotesque work to date... and I loved it. "

" Remarkable and horrifying, Blood Meridian is as strong a reminder as there has ever been that violence and depravity were not invented by the twentieth century, nor have they ever been absent from America. There is a curt, cold detachment to McCarthy's prose (as always) but what comes through most is the realization that deep down, humans are generally terrible people. Pretending otherwise will leave you dead in a ditch. "

" I will never again read this book. It was just way too intense. Despite the fact that the book had me looking up obscure words in the dictionary every other page and rereading paragraphs because of the complicated sentences that lacked punctuation, I was amazed by it. The vivid descriptions of the Southwestern landscapes and the incredibly violent acts committed by the characters were incredibly absorbing. I couldn't read the book for long stretches of time because it was so brutal, and yet I kept coming back to it. I've never read anything like it. "

" Macabre. Really good. I don't speak Spanish, so it would have helped to be less lazy, so that I could have looked up a lot of the Spanish language. "

" Yeah. Cormac McCarthy is a good writer. "

" Cormac McCarthy at his bleakest, darkest, most chillingly awesome. "

" Spietato, epico, poetico. Apocalisse americana, tra romanzo storico e tragedia shakespeariana. Scrittura sublime, a tratti arcaica. Il western definitivo. "

" I am in a minority here, but I loathe this book (having nothing to do with its content, as most people assume when you say you dislike this particular work/author) and would give it zero stars, were that an option. "

" One of my faves of all time. "

" A little difficult to read at first but once you get into the writing style McCarthy employs you can't put it down. It is one of those books that changes you. "

" Wow - not for the faint of heart. Takes you to a place you'd may not want to see - love it or hate it. "

" Could not finish. Too bloody, mean and sick. And I have a high tolerance for all three! "

" No, sir. . . I didn't like it. "

" What is god if not war? "

" A blood colored diamond of American literature shaped by macabre dance of unrivaled prose. "

" The most violent novel I've ever read. Extremely disturbing but also eerily beautiful. Of the McCarthy novels I've read, this is the best, and I can't imagine any I'll read in future having as much of an impact. "

" Brilliant, graphically violent, dark and absolutely classic McCarthy. The Judge is one of the great villains in literature. "

" Here's an author who has truly mastered the English language. Blood Meridian is even better than Moby Dick! "

" I'm speechless for now, will need to digest and collect my thoughts for a while before commenting. "

" Loved it to the last page. A sinister western with proper villians and horrific deaths. Definite page turner. "

" A chilling illustration of the barbarity of humanity. Not for the faint hearted. "

" Modern American masterpiece. The best American novel of the last fifty years? A definite contender. "

" Evil will never die. A terrifying book, but I couldn't stop reading it. "

" Experimental language describing horrid events and picking apart human nature; a violent philosophical adventure. There is a lot to pick at in this book. Fully engrossing and overwhelming. "

" McCarthy is a master of language and his prose is incredible. The vision of humanity he portrays, however, is as bleak and empty as the color he paints it with. Admired much more than loved. "

" WHAT HAPPENED? TELL ME! WHAT HAPPENED TO KID? SHIT! "