Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
Format: kindle
ASIN: B009BKYONE
Publish date: August 11th 2010
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
I have tried multiple times to get thru this long winded, pretentious, repetitive and boring "masterpiece of American literature." I thought I was defective for not loving it (since it got a zillion 5 star reviews), but nope...I hate it and am finally at peace with my judgment.
There is no way to encompass this book in a few pithy phrases. I'll be thinking about this one for some time.
Ta fantazja jest bardzo prawdziwa. Wolę napisać tak, choć spotkałem opinie, że to powieść historyczna. Jest brud, wszy, bezsensowne okrucieństwo i głupie śmierci. I głupota ludzka, którą zawsze i wszędzie każdy wykorzystuje. Sama akcja jest zaprzeczeniem filmowej fabuły. Los bohatera jest przypadk...
I'm gunna be harsh. Why not? McCarthy is. I novel is hanged with the fancy rope so many other reviewers extravagantly embroider for it: monotony, flatness, and one-dimensionality. Hold on there illiterate scum, you say, what about all that blood dripping symbolism (and bold historical perspective). ...
4/4 - I've read 23 pages and have come to the conclusion that I need to start again in order to comprehend this better and so I can start a glossary. I've already come across enough unfamiliar words in the 23 pages that I've read that I can't remember them all - I need to write them down. Here is a ...
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