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Hey Joe

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2. Blood Meridian

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:36 PM

15 hrs ago

I have read several of these great books, but for me, Blood Meridian was the most engrossing of the bunch.
A very violent and bloody story about the massacre of American Indians on the Mexican border in the 1850s.
Great writing by McCarthy as always, on a historically shameful time in our history.

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Readers' top 100 novels of all time [View all] cbabe 16 hrs ago OP

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Blood Meridian Hey Joe 15 hrs ago #2

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