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Kaius  ·  3803 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Book Club: Blood Meridian: Start!

    What promoted you to read this book twice?

A few reasons, firstly i'm a pretty big Cormac McCarthy fan and have read several of his novels: All the pretty horses, No country for old men, The Road. The first time I read Blood Meridian I really enjoyed it but had the constant feeling that there was a lot more to this book, hidden depths I guess. There is an old Irish saying "Uisce ag sileadh faoi an talamh" which translates as water flowing under the ground... On the surface it was a violent wild west saga full of cruel and weird characters but there was always a sense that I was missing something.

And indeed I was.

I started searching around and found out a few things that opened my eyes, the first of which was the Yale analysis class on Blood Meridian. Probably best left until you have finished the book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgyZ4ia25gg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZFmf4T5L3o

So once I understood what McCarthy was trying to accomplish I reread the novel a couple of years later and enjoyed it again in a whole new light.