Mccarthy dismantles the politically correct myth of aboriginal victimization, so that victims and their antagonists become indistinguishable. Funny you mention american psycho, because my two recent purchases were blood meridian and that book. Blood meridian by cormac mccarthy pdf download ebookscart. To say that blood meridian is about the old west is like saying that moby dick is about whaling.
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