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Brief reference comparing Aguirre's nihilistic philosophy ('the earth was for the strongest') to 'the judge in Blood Meridian'

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Mentioned in the context of a film adaptation being made, referenced when discussing whether modern westerns could portray Plains Indians as villains

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Referred to as 'Cormac McCarthy's great novel' when discussing the destruction of the buffalo on the plains, with a passage being quoted from it describing the aftermath of buffalo hunting

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Described as a 'great novel' and 'terrifying portrayal of the West' set against the backdrop of the brutal war against Mexico in the 1840s

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Described as powerful favourite book set in 1850s US-Mexico borderlands about scalp hunters