While at the surface, Blood Meridian reads like a dispassionate account of a Western-style adventure in the American-lead wars against Native Americans and Mexicans, and that works well on its own, there are many deeper layers here. I think McCarthy uses the narrative like a painter to create a picture that tackles questions you can't just put into words, like how we deal with the now, and how what is outside of our control decides our lifes. It's not exactly an easy or delightful read, but it definitely hits a resonance.