Does the dog die?
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
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umbrellacycle
Multiple dogs and puppies die.
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Is someone burned alive?
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umbrellacycle
Several characters are killed together after being mutilated and partially burned (suspended over a fire). A man is covered in a flammable substance and deliberately set alight, killing him. Multiple animals are also burned alive.
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Is there decapitation?
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BrieTheCheese
frequently people both dead and alive are decapitated and there are many references to decapitated heads
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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Sid
It’s hinted that Judge Holden is a child rapist. Throughout the book children are put in horrible situations and murdered
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Alcohol abuse
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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They’re all drunks
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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umbrellacycle
Yes, there is frequent animal cruelty, including sadistic abuse.
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umbrellacycle
Yes, there are frequent, gory animal deaths.
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Does a pet die?
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Glanton and Lincoln’s Dogs are both burned alive
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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dog fights break out several times to gory effect but aren't organised by humans
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Does a horse die?
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A horse also has its head beat in with a rock
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Are there spiders?
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umbrellacycle
At one point spiders are mentioned as one among a list of potentially dangerous creatures living in an area, but they are not frequently brought up or the focus of much attention/description.
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Are there bugs?
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BrieTheCheese
maggots are mentioned being within a wound. characters are also mentioned to have mites and fleas. spiders are mentioned to be present during a scene description
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Assault
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umbrellacycle
Not literally 'onscreen', but sexual violence is treated as a given by most of the characters and there are descriptions of or references to multiple rapes.
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Is there pedophilia?
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umbrellacycle
There are multiple sexual situations referenced between adult characters and children. Also, depending on interpretation, several of the major characters might be seen as preferentially preying on children.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Every body part is mutilated in this book
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Is there excessive gore?
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Incredibly excessive
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Does a head get squashed?
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EddieCole
The heads of native American babies are smashed against rocks
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Anonymous
Yes, and a main character wears a necklace of teeth
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Is there a hanging?
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Anonymous
Public hangings for crimes
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Lots of scalping
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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umbrellacycle
A character attempts to drown themselves and is dragged out.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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From mountains
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Is there amputation?
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Sid
There is a necklace of ears, people are scalped and genitals are cut off
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Does someone break a bone?
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umbrellacycle
Yes, multiple, including open fractures.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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umbrellacycle
The characters repeatedly express (an act on) interests in both ambiguously-aged characters only described as 'young', but also characters who are confirmed as underage by modern standarnds.
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Does a kid die?
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Unearthly
Children and babies are brutally and graphically killed
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Death
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Sid
There is a character known as “the idiot”, “the imbecile”, “the cretin” etc who is referred to as if he is an animal or an object (called “it” instead of “he”) and is locked naked in a cage by his brother
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Sid
Everyone dies
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Does someone cheat?
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Sid
Glanton has a wife but sleeps with prostitutes. It’s not really mentioned and it’s like the least evil thing he does
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Sid
Several bathing scenes
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Sid
Wounded people vomit blood, but there isn’t as much vomiting in this book as you would expect
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Is there audio gore?
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Sid
It’s a book
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Does someone spit?
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Sid
The sentence “the kid spat” is probably used dozens of times
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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wross
This book is set 152 years prior to the September 11th attacks
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Sid
There isn’t a single nice character
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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umbrellacycle
Women are likened to 'transvestites' in a way that is clearly meant to be unflattering.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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When the kid has the arrow removed from his leg
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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umbrellacycle
A character potentially tries to kill themselves by drowning.
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Sid
The idiot eats his own faeces
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Sid
The idiot is probably the least violent character in the book
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Sid
Incredibly not. This is one of the main things that really stood out to me when I read this book - all of the characters witness unspeakable things and commit terrible acts but don’t seem mentally affected by it at all. Human life is just disposable to them
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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BrieTheCheese
The N word is one of the most used words in this book. slurs against native americans and the intellectually disabled are also extremely common
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Pregnancy
Does a pregnant person die?
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EddieCole
The mother of the protagonist is said to have died giving birth
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Sid
There is a tree of dead babies
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Sid
The whole character of the idiot. He is treated like a dog by the other characters and referred to as “it”
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Yes, regularly.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Wintrycosmos
Judge Holden is described negatively for his weight.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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umbrellacycle
Several adult characters target younger characters, including children.
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Unearthly
Not explicitly, but mentioned in conversation.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Sid
Not a huge amount to be honest. The native Americans sodomise some of the people they kill and the Glanton gang sleep with prostitutes a few times but it’s not described at length or anything
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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EddieCole
The ending can be interpreted as a "triumph of evil" kind of thing
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Lettucebeepbeep
It's called Blood Meridian for a reason
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Is there gun violence?
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Sid
A lot of space is devoted to describing the guns and the various issues the characters have with them. This is before the invention of bullets so they use gunpowder and lead balls
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