Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Or the Evening Redness in the West
Set in the mid-19th century, this novel follows a violent teenager known as "the Kid" as he joins a group of Indian-hunters led by the enigmatic and brutal Judge Holden. The narrative is a gruesome depiction of the lawless American West, filled with philosophical musings, vivid descriptions of the harsh landscape, and brutal, relentless violence. The story explores themes of human nature, morality, and the inherent chaos and brutality of life.
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- Published
- 1985
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 300-350
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West
- Blood Meridian, Or, The Evening Redness In The West
- Meridiano De Sangre
- Meridiano De Sangue
- Meridiano Di Sangue
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- 1st on One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (The American Scholar)
- 2nd on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 3rd on What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years? (New York Times)
- 4th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 8th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 9th on 100 Best Western(United States) Works of Fiction (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 16th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 24th on The Best Southern Novels of All Time (Oxford American)
- 36th on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 45th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 46th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 48th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 54th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 68th on The 100 Best Novels Of All Time In English (The Guardian)
- 101st on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- How to Read and Why (Harold Bloom)
- Overlooked Five direly underappreciated U.S. novels >1960. (Salon)
- Stephen King names his 10 favourite books of all time (Express)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)