The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression signals the onset of night. His spirit is exhausted at the peak of its achievement. His meridian is at once his darkening and the evening of his day.
The making gunpowder scene of the brim of a volcano is a nod to Book Vi of Paradise Lost (Milton). Many of the violent scenes come directly from real world descriptions, supposedly Samuel Chamberlain's My Confessions. Yale Courses online has 2 episodes on Blood Meridian; which I recommend.
The road is great, no country is better and deeper, blood meridian is much better and very deep. I’m currently reading the border saga. Best advice is get the paperback and write down the definitions of the words you don’t know (there will be plenty) and words that can have different meanings. Think on what the book is really about then come back and listen to the audio book using the notes as reference. The way this book was written it’s similar to shakespeare in that is better to speak or hear it than read it. It’s a great book and worth the time to understand it. It’s pretty obvious most of it went over Wendy’s head but that’s ok it’s a difficult book that really requires more than one reading.
The nature of the judge leaves the man's life most likely sexually assaulted and killed. That's the judges nature. Compare it to when he meets him in jail. " I would've loved you like a son (sic) " and he tries grabbing him. The judge is not above grooming children and the character is called the kid.
Hey Wendy! I had to abandon your review about six minutes in, as I like to go in blind with books. It was probably not the best idea to have clicked on this, but there we are. I am not a huge fan of writing that does not have punctuation; in fact, I am a little punctuation obsessed 😅 However, I do not disregard books on thet basis so perhaps still one for me to read. I have not read any of his works. What would you say is a good place to start? Great video (so far!). ❤
Cormac seldom uses quotation marks, and most of his books are bleak. . All The Pretty Horses is often folks' favorite, and National Book Award Winner. A lot of people like The Road, Pulitzer Winner and post-apocalyptic. No Country For Old Men - also a movie, is brutal, but (to me) less like his 'normal' style than the others, but more plot driven than most.
Not trying to be a dick or come off as condescending, but you need to think on it and read it a few more times. I think a good portion of what you read went over your head. That is not an insult it goes over everyone’s head it’s deep enough that it is puzzled over in college classes. Give it a few more reads it’s saying much more than I think you’re getting out of it.
The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression signals the onset of night. His spirit is exhausted at the peak of its achievement. His meridian is at once his darkening and the evening of his day.
Wendy is dancing, dancing. She says that she will never die
The making gunpowder scene of the brim of a volcano is a nod to Book Vi of Paradise Lost (Milton).
Many of the violent scenes come directly from real world descriptions, supposedly Samuel Chamberlain's My Confessions.
Yale Courses online has 2 episodes on Blood Meridian; which I recommend.
Did not know that. Loved the scene, Will check that out!
A dark book for sure, but my favorite book.
I appreciate your thorough reviews. I've only read The Road but will definitely add this one to my TBR.
The Road scarred me for life. 😬
The road is great, no country is better and deeper, blood meridian is much better and very deep. I’m currently reading the border saga. Best advice is get the paperback and write down the definitions of the words you don’t know (there will be plenty) and words that can have different meanings. Think on what the book is really about then come back and listen to the audio book using the notes as reference. The way this book was written it’s similar to shakespeare in that is better to speak or hear it than read it. It’s a great book and worth the time to understand it. It’s pretty obvious most of it went over Wendy’s head but that’s ok it’s a difficult book that really requires more than one reading.
"You can practically smell the piles of corpses as you read this." Love it!
Whoa cool video !
The nature of the judge leaves the man's life most likely sexually assaulted and killed. That's the judges nature. Compare it to when he meets him in jail. " I would've loved you like a son (sic) " and he tries grabbing him. The judge is not above grooming children and the character is called the kid.
My first dnf. An abysmal reading experience.
Favourite Mcarthy after Suttree. Thanks for the video, Wendy.
an excellent review of an excellent novel
Hey Wendy! I had to abandon your review about six minutes in, as I like to go in blind with books. It was probably not the best idea to have clicked on this, but there we are. I am not a huge fan of writing that does not have punctuation; in fact, I am a little punctuation obsessed 😅 However, I do not disregard books on thet basis so perhaps still one for me to read. I have not read any of his works. What would you say is a good place to start? Great video (so far!). ❤
Cormac seldom uses quotation marks, and most of his books are bleak. . All The Pretty Horses is often folks' favorite, and National Book Award Winner. A lot of people like The Road, Pulitzer Winner and post-apocalyptic. No Country For Old Men - also a movie, is brutal, but (to me) less like his 'normal' style than the others, but more plot driven than most.
@@kurtfox4944 Thank you for responding :) Bleak is fine (😆). I will have a bit more of a look into these and see which one takes my fancy :)
Not trying to be a dick or come off as condescending, but you need to think on it and read it a few more times. I think a good portion of what you read went over your head. That is not an insult it goes over everyone’s head it’s deep enough that it is puzzled over in college classes. Give it a few more reads it’s saying much more than I think you’re getting out of it.
Her analysis isn't very good for sure.