Blood Meridian: Or, the Evening Redness in the West - Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy came to my attention when I found he had written the novel on which the mighty film 'No Country for Old Men' was based. After wolfing my way through 'The Road', his latest novel, I decided to try and find other titles he had authored, and came across this one, from 1985. Set in the mid 1800s, the novel is a western that follows the adventures of 'kid', as he has a myriad of experiences travelling the west. Much of the novel focuses on his adventures with a scalp hunting gang. The novel is pretty much an adult version of Huck Finn, with dozens of experiences being written about. It's adult, because the experiences are often violent, ...  Read the complete review