NP:Blood Meridian

[Steve Maas]

It's one of the few books that I read periodically. McCarthy's sublime 
writing combined with the horrible brutality of these vicious thugs combined 
with the musings on the nature of humanity is stunning. The judge is a 
character unlike any I have encountered in nature or in real life (thank god 
for that) and Glanton and the kid an others are memorable too. It's my 2nd 
most favorite book.

So, uh -- yeah, I'd say keep going....

Though I have no doubt you're right that Deadwood is much more 
pop-culturally relevant, if that's what you're looking for...

Steve Maas

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Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:27:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: kelber at mindspring.com
Subject: NP:Blood Meridian

I'm about a quarter of the way through Blood Meridian (just past the 
massacre by
the Indians in Mexico sequence).  I know a lot of the people on this list 
have
read it.  Question:  Is it worth finishing?  I get the whole history- of- 
the-
West-as- bloody- wasteland thing, but is there going to be any real 
character or
plot development from here?  Is there anything this book conveys that isn't
conveyed by the show Deadwood in a much more entertaining/pop culture way?  
I
ask, because I'm kind of depressed, and the book's a real downer to plow
through.

Laura