Question? Is Blood Meridian worth reading?Heard its a good book,and that its the book with Judge Holden.Should I save money to buy it?
Yes it’s worth reading.Yes it’s very good.Yes you should read it.Now please stop talking about it. There are other books out there that deserve our time and attention. At least make a Suttree thread or something.
>>25256809It's short, just read it.
>>25256809Save yourself the time and read some threads from Reddit /r/Horror, /r/Stoicism, /r/Existentialism, /r/MGTOW. The gist is the same.
>>25256809Unironically started it today and just got passed the Indian attack. So far it's been pretty good. I found the hermit to be very insightful.
it's definitely good and worth reading, it's just not the ultimate masterpiece of lit like many neckbeard retards wish it were
>>25256856That was a pretty cool scene, which I definitely have though of afterwards. Started reading it a few weeks ago, but I haven't even crossed halfway yet. Cormac liked to use the word 'save' alot.t.ESL attentionspancel
it's self important and childish. rides on the shock value of the story it's based on, which is extremely interesting.
>>25257203>A favorite as a youth, but no longer
>>25256809This is not some teenagers starter pack into serious literature. You should definitely read Moby Dick first, as well as Paradise Lost, and Faulkner.
>>25257223Also the BibleUnironicallyStart with the Greeks for a reason. Read the essentials for a reason. Literature was a conversation that took place across the centuries. Start from the beginning and you will get much more out of it.
Read what you want, you stupid faggot. Who cares what this place think? Have some autonomy, take the initiative on your own.
ITT>I read this book when I was younger and thought it was amazing and underground and now that normies found it I have to performatively disown it so I can keep thinking I'm not like everyone else
>>25256809I’ve read it three times and couldn’t tell you what a meridian was if my life depended on it
>>25257331read it this year, these were my honest thoughts. "isn't the world a senselessly violent place" must have been a cliche when the iliad was composed. the ye old primordial style of the ancients was embarrassing. it made every sentence a desperate wannabe. the mystical ramblings were worthless, though the kids love that stuff. a few years ago it was catholicism. the dialogue was straight spaghetti.
>>25257211Cormac McCarthy. Talent, but not genius
>>25257302He's asking for literature advice on a literature board. Your post is useless. Imagine if he were asking for directions>Just go wherever you want man fuck what other people think
it's not worth reading. people will belittle you for having read it, which lowers your overall worth. you will also start Judge posting which certainly won't be doing you any favors
>>25257331I feel attacked by this post.
>>25257331I always maintained that it was just okay, you faggots used to fellate it a little too much. It’s oddly comfy though
>>25257203>which is extremely interestingPoor job pretending you have read the memoir and that the memoir is any good. There's a reason it is only remembered through its association with this book
>>25257585>get a $200k genius grant for being a genius>some random fag on the internet: uhh not a genius
>>25258042And rappers get Pulitzers. Means nothing when the awarding committees are full of midwits.Doesn't McCarthy have that quote about not understanding Proust because he didn't write about life and death? Total redditor.
No. Indian literature mogs crakkkcucker trash. Read the vedics instead
>>25258042You mean this “genius” grant?
>>25258129if it's so easy to get one nowadays then get one
>>25256809Don't you people have libraries where you live? You don't need to buy a book to read it
>>25258047Proust is reddit's favorite writer, redditor
>>25258129Is there no corner of literature that isn't completely woke? I can't wait for society to swing the opposite direction.
>>25258220I’m not sure that’s true. I’d actually imagine they’d prefer corncob over Proust.
>>25256809It's good. It' compelling in it's narrative technique and it has a lot of intertextuality. The book has gained some mainstream attention in recent years, so you see users here demeaning it just to be contrarian. Notice that they don't talk about the book's actual literary merit, just its "philosophical" themes
Am I the only one here that heard "save money to buy it"? How poor are you niggers?
>>25258293No, McCarthy is more memed but all redditors would start clutching their pearls if you called him better than Proust there.
>>25258939Why does the poll of their favorite books go 1. Moby Dick 2. Ulysses 3. Anna Karenina 4. Blood Meridian then
>>25258939If you say so
>>25258966This is literally the subreddit who just steals our shit.
>>25258962>>25258966This was two years ago. Check the one in 2021 or before or the latest one. His new novels and his death pushed him up the list a lil bit
>>25256809It's a great book but has become extremely redditized and uncool the last few years.
McCarthy is dead just pirate it
>>25257223yeah but those are all way better so by the time he gets to BM, it might be boring by comparison
>>25258255Keep honking
>>25258966I've been going through McCarthy again finishing up The Borders, should I read Lonesome Dove? Been shy to since that author is responsible in part for Brokeback MountainFor Cormac, I like The Orchard Keeper
>>25259203>>fagner and Mr. one hit wonder are better than McCarthyLmao
>>25258047You make them look like Plato, retard
>>25259226you will never be an intellectual and you will never win arguments online.
>>25259246Am still 10x smarter than your retarded ass
>>25259253>im smart and i belong hereguess what.
>>25256809>Should I save money to buy it?you can borrow a copy for free from your local public librarybecause having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card
>>25257331I think it’s really a mediocre book that’s overly self indulgent and intentionally inaccessible so normies cling to it to look smart and complex, but if it didn’t have such a reputation, many people would discard it as not being worth the tremendous effort to understand. It’s just not that deep or profound to be so complex
>>25260110>the exact same "critique" he uses for everything he doesn't like
>>25260110>>i didn't even understand it but it surely can't be deep or profoundYou are profoundly retarded
>>25260110>overly self indulgent and intentionally inaccessibleYou can just say you don't like reading, it's fine
>>25257331This is a contrarian website afterall.
Why'd the Judge save that one retard in the cage?
>>25259297It isn't hard if you're okay with discovering things you wouldn't otherwise have read.Unfortunately, Blood Meridian is popular and you want to read it so you need a plan B unless you want to wait and don't want to take your time with it.
