Cormac McCarthy – Blood Meridian
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There is no way I would have chosen to read this book were it not for the fact that this is the book that Benedict has picked for book group this month. I am only halfway through it (as Sarah Waters has been distracting me today!) and while I can’t say that I’m enjoying it in the slightest, much of the language and imagery really is quite stunning. Nevertheless, there is only so much apolocalyptic nihilism and violent scalpings I can take, especially on a “school night”. I’ll write a proper review of this once I finish it, hopefully before our book group meeting on Tuesday evening. In the meantime, I’d give this 1 out of 10 for enjoyment, but a 7 or 8 for literary merit (the technical way in which our book group rates the books we read!), giving it an average of 4 out of 10 or 2 stars.
Neil Davis
If you liked Blood Meriden then you might also like this No Country for Old Men – I wrote a review a few months ago see http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/neildavis/entry/books_i_read/
Neil
05 Mar 2007, 18:24
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