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SideburnsOfDoom
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On the topic of "bleak" and "societal collapse", it is notable that they chose "Blood Meridian" over "The Road" in Cormac McCarthy's works.
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Blood Meridian is an account of how we got
here
. If civilization falls apart to the extent that they need this resource, they'll at least presumably know how they got
there
and won't need a fictionalized account of societal collapse.
throwaway43234
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Blood Meridian is generally more highly regarded, no? Wiki states it's widely regarded as his magnum opus and a "Great American Novel".
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