Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: blood meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West

I am a devout fan of Cormac McCarthy. I have to believe that he must be embarrassed to have this book back on the market. I hated this book and could not bring myself to finish it. It was tedious, pointless, and in the end just boring. This book was written long before McCarthy had mastered the style that has brought him so much fame and credit. In this book, one sees him trying hard to hone his now-extraordinary powers of observation and description, and failing badly. That the publisher decided to release this book again long after it had been retired from view is a violation of public trust. Deserves no gold star as it has no redeeming qualities.