I'm not even sure why I think of Blood Meridian over The Road. Maybe now that I have child rereading the road would make it worse. But I feel that especially upon a few rereads Blood Meridian has some really dark things happening that aren't immediately apparent.
And I suppose part of my choice might be because I find The Judge to be both the most fascinating and horrifying character in anything I've read or seen.
I feel like it would need to be a television show instead and even then.... I don't think it's possible to give it credit.
This is funny, I immediately thought of Blood Meridian when I read the post title, then came in and saw another Cormac McCarthy book!
Cool, thanks! I've signed up. Got James Brown Live at the Apollo as my first and I'm digging it so far.
The guy who pretended he had never tried potatoes before, the first time he met his girlfriend's parents. "Ooh Po tay toes, these look very interesting!"
I feel like there are multiple levels of terrifying to this book.
I can't get The Judge out of my head, he has a supernatural quality to him but in a horrible, intelligent way that makes him horrifying.
But then the other terrifying thing is just the depiction of the normal characters and what they go through and the actions they commit.
And then finally another level is the depiction of everything else they face. That scene where the boy first witnesses an attack by the Comanche is blood curdling and yet mesmerising within one sentence. For anybody looking for context, search for 'Blood Meridian Legion of horribles quote' for the whole sentence.