When SHTF

[noharleyyet]

would you compare it to the movie "Human Centipede"? I heard that one was soooo gory so, won't watch it. Note - I can take gore, but some stuff is waaaay 2 much

McCarthy is a one of...what his prose can do to comprehension is incomparable.

 

[brymoore]

ok, what is the gist of Blood Meridian? I've heard it'll change your life (not in a good way) so...I'm a little hesitant to even google it

I’m not sure how to properly describe it. Just read it.

 

[Ben Lamb]

I’m not sure how to properly describe it. Just read it.

It's Lonesome Dove combined with Faces of Death on 10 hits of acid, then rolled in corn & deepfried with a side of mayhem.

 

[Redmt]

It's Lonesome Dove combined with Faces of Death on 10 hits of acid, then rolled in corn & deepfried with a side of mayhem.

Is it gluten free?

 

[Ben Lamb]

Is it gluten free?

#*^@#* no.

 

[brymoore]

Ai description:

Why it stands out
• Often considered one of the greatest American novels of the 20th century
• Not a traditional Western—it deconstructs the myth of the Old West, showing it as chaotic and merciless rather than heroic
• Challenges readers with its philosophical depth and moral ambiguity

It’s All’s Quiet on the Western Front, set in the American West, dates Apocalypse Now with a dash of Silence of the Lambs.

 

[longbow51]

McCarthy is not to be read if you're susceptible to depression though. He goes pretty dark.

 

[noharleyyet]

McCarthy is not to be read if you're susceptible to depression though. He goes pretty dark.

Ah yes, but a definite must read for necrophiles...