Reading it for the second time right now. The first time, it helped to have a spark note review after each chapter. The second time around I’m enjoying it much more (and I loved it the first time). I get it’s a bit odd in terms of writing style. I find very important moments will be recorded in a very nonchalant way, making the plot hard to follow. I was initially drawn in by the description of the landscapes and the brutality of the setting itself.

I would have loved to get a book from McCarthy about Toadvine and his story before Blood Meridian…