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Jan 19, 2017Lord_Vad3r rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book is the second most violent and disturbing thing I have read. The Kid lives in a world that is perpetually bloody. The book is aptly named. Unlike American Psycho I do feel that I may read this again. McCarthy alternates between lyrical beauty, philosophical whimsy, and startling evil and gore. I'm am not sure that a second reading will bring me any closer to understanding the world or humanity. I just feel like McCarthy's message is just beyond the reach of my fingertips. The meaning is there but just needs to be decrypted. For some reason the scene where the dancing bear gets shot just really disturbed me. And perhaps that little epilogue where the anonymous guy is making holes in the ground while other guys try to make sense out of the random holes is the point. There is no point. No matter how you live your life; whether you're good, bad, or ugly, we all end up at the same place.