Morning, everyone. Hope you're getting along well is Blood Meridian. I'mcurrently only a couple chapters in due to some hospitalization and extreme fatigue due to it, but so far really enjoying it. There's a line early on when they're burning down the hotel when covered in mud that McCarthy says they looked like creatures pulled from a bog. It seemed like a good metaphor for man as a whole and a great setup.

Anyway, I looked ahead and saw that Chapter 12 ends almost exactly at the center of the book, so our first discussion will be at the end of chapter 12, which will commence next weekend, unless we decide more time is needed.

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thenewgreen:

Next weekend sounds good to me to. I hope you are doing alright Meriadoc. I've really enjoyed what I've read so far, though I'm only about 120 pages in. His writing style is terse, but extremely vivid. I've never read violence, cruelty and harshness written in such a matter-of-fact way. It's this matter-of-factness that really gives the reader an idea of the times in which the story takes place. I look forward to discussing more with the group. edit: cW you should read this and we can discuss it in person this weekend. -Olive too.


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