Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian
Where others fear to read
5 min readNov 28, 2022
I read this novel slowly and finished it this week. I must say, I’m glad it’s over. I read it more as a challenge to myself after watching some YouTube reviews that claimed most people give up on it on first attempt. Apparently the late, great Harold Bloom had two failed attempts before finishing it. This is mainly due to one of two reasons -