No es país para viejos
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- Author：Cormac McCarthy
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Summary
El cazador y veterano de Vietnam Llewelyn Moss descubre por casualidad la sangrienta escena de una carnicería entre narcos en algún lugar de la frontera entre Texas y México。 Entre los cuerpos y los paquetes de heroína， descubre también algo más de dos millones de dólares。 A partir de este momento comienza la violenta carrera de Moss por escapar de los que quieren darle caza: Wells， ex agente de las Fuerzas Especiales contratado por un poderoso cartel; Anton Chigurh， una implacable máquina de matar， para quien recuperar el dinero de sus jefes es apenas la excusa para descargar una y otra vez su arma y poner en práctica su máxima: no dejar nunca testigos， y un sheriff veterano de la segunda guerra mundial que añora los viejos buenos tiempos y esconde un doloroso secreto que lo mantiene vivo。
Reviews
Alberto Molina
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Muy bueno， quiero ver la peliLe pondría 5， pero hay algun dialogo un poco espeso
Robert Cox
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All the hopelessness， inevitability and regionally accurate dialogue that we've come to expect from McCarthy All the hopelessness， inevitability and regionally accurate dialogue that we've come to expect from McCarthy 。。。more
Ben Ricketts
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Wow。 I enjoyed this book。It’s got the story itself， which is strong。 It’s got the perfect amount of “difficulty，” providing challenges while also delivering solid payoffs。 It’s got episodes an aging and imperfect narrator that seems like someone we all know （for better or worse）。 It’s got darkness and mystery and atmosphere。I could do with some clearer writing （or some quotation marks， for that matter）， but I thoroughly enjoyed what McCarthy gave us here。
Julie Bergley
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I feel like this book was nothing but a point of fruitlessness on the part of the main character and all the other characters except the "bad guy"。 No one was really likeable and overall it was one bad decision after another。 I was not a fan。 But if you like gray characters and gratuitous murder， you might want to give it a try。 Just cause it wasn't for me doesn't mean it's not for you。 I feel like this book was nothing but a point of fruitlessness on the part of the main character and all the other characters except the "bad guy"。 No one was really likeable and overall it was one bad decision after another。 I was not a fan。 But if you like gray characters and gratuitous murder， you might want to give it a try。 Just cause it wasn't for me doesn't mean it's not for you。 。。。more
Lucas Lima
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Assim como o filme， a brutalidade do ser humano， principalmente quando massacrado pelo tempo， salta aos olhos neste livro。Moss é um soldador que， durante uma caça nas montanhas， se depara com uma terrível cena de crime e encontra uma valise com uma alta quantidade de dinheiro。 A partir daí， temos a história sobre sua visão， sobre o policial Bell， que tenta entender o que está acontecendo com toda a situação， e com o excêntrico assassino Anton Chigurh （que foi lindamente interpretado para as tela Assim como o filme， a brutalidade do ser humano， principalmente quando massacrado pelo tempo， salta aos olhos neste livro。Moss é um soldador que， durante uma caça nas montanhas， se depara com uma terrível cena de crime e encontra uma valise com uma alta quantidade de dinheiro。 A partir daí， temos a história sobre sua visão， sobre o policial Bell， que tenta entender o que está acontecendo com toda a situação， e com o excêntrico assassino Anton Chigurh （que foi lindamente interpretado para as telas por Javier Barden， a partir de uma leitura brilhante de seu visual e personalidade pelos irmãos Coen）。Esse é um livro que não para。 Ele demonstra a vontade indomável que pode adentrar um ser humano para simplesmente sair por cima de alguém。 O título do livro， lendo os últimos capítulos da história， é sobre o policial Bell e， como eu disse no começo desse review， acaba sendo a principal vítima da passagem do tempo e do que as pessoas podem se tornar。 Foi meu primeiro livro do Cormac e já foi uma pedrada na cabeça。 Seguimos！ 。。。more
Ian
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It's a great story。 McCarthy writes inch perfect dialogue that you can hear in your head， with a perfect cadence。The issue is that this is a screenplay。 Its technical structure is a screenplay， the descriptions it focuses on， how characters are introduced - it's screenplay 101。 Yes it's expanded into a novel， but the narrative suffers for it。 Everyone puts things into their shirt pocket， and sentences go on and on with 'and' clause after 'and' clause， for example。But man， the story and the dialo It's a great story。 McCarthy writes inch perfect dialogue that you can hear in your head， with a perfect cadence。The issue is that this is a screenplay。 Its technical structure is a screenplay， the descriptions it focuses on， how characters are introduced - it's screenplay 101。 Yes it's expanded into a novel， but the narrative suffers for it。 Everyone puts things into their shirt pocket， and sentences go on and on with 'and' clause after 'and' clause， for example。But man， the story and the dialogue are some of the best out there。 。。。more
Jason
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no country for old MIDI rly liked The Road by mccarthy， this was not the road。This was a rly manly man big man man man book， and halfway thru i found myself thinking that steven king would like it a lot。 I still think that。His writing style is jarring at first but I actually did end up enjoying it。 It made it into a really quick read。 Also nice is that I could skim over ever third paragraph and not lose anything。 Sometimes it was hard to know who was saying what though。 It def worked better in t no country for old MIDI rly liked The Road by mccarthy， this was not the road。This was a rly manly man big man man man book， and halfway thru i found myself thinking that steven king would like it a lot。 I still think that。His writing style is jarring at first but I actually did end up enjoying it。 It made it into a really quick read。 Also nice is that I could skim over ever third paragraph and not lose anything。 Sometimes it was hard to know who was saying what though。 It def worked better in the road， where there were only ever two characters talking。I fucking HATED that anton kills moss offscreen。 WHY。 WHAT WAS THE POINT。 THE WHOLE BOOK HAD BEEN BUILDING UP TO A FINAL CONFRONTATION AND THEN WE SKIP AHEAD TO MOSS IN A BODYBAG WTF。 We dont even know how it happened。 Fuck it was so stupid and there was 1/4 of the book left， but my man you just took out the most interesting bit why would i want to keep reading！！！Hated anton killing moss’s wife afterwards and him explaining that it was just bad luck。 Why make us read that she was like 18 and doing her best。That cointoss scene at the beginning was rly good。 Amazing character introduction for anton as someone insane， skilled， and with weird ideologiesSo much of this book was characters philosophizing about the decline of america and good values and stuff。 Idk if it was mccarthy or the characters talking。 Some of it was p interesting tho （this takes place in the 80s for reference， but it was written in the 2000s）。 This has been very different from my experience living in texas 💀2 named female characters， both of which were supportive wives of the main characters。 I actually thought it was rly cool how in-depth he went about characters jury-rigging traps and guns and medicinal stuff。 Idk it was interesting， and it rly showed off that these guys were resourceful and smartWhy did anton use the word “friendo” i almost threw upIf i read another mccarthy book it wont be one of his westerns。 He’s still got quite a lot of clout in my head for writing The Road 。。。more
Jacob Soinski
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Idk how good of a story this is but the film doesn’t actually do the theme a lot of justice。
Trevor Seigler
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Oh。 My。 God。。。。I'm relatively new to the Cormac McCarthy bandwagon， but let me say that a lot of the praise is well-deserved。 Many years ago， I read and kinda liked "Suttree，" though I wondered why there were no quotation marks around the dialog and also if that would be the case in any of his other works （spoiler alert: they haven't made an appearance yet， so far as I can tell）。 Then in the waning days of 2020， I thought I'd find comfort in reading a charming little Western called。。。"Blood Meri Oh。 My。 God。。。。I'm relatively new to the Cormac McCarthy bandwagon， but let me say that a lot of the praise is well-deserved。 Many years ago， I read and kinda liked "Suttree，" though I wondered why there were no quotation marks around the dialog and also if that would be the case in any of his other works （spoiler alert: they haven't made an appearance yet， so far as I can tell）。 Then in the waning days of 2020， I thought I'd find comfort in reading a charming little Western called。。。"Blood Meridian。" Well， let me tell you， that book blew my mind。 "No Country for Old Men" is equally as powerful， in my opinion。 The story is well familiar， in no small part due to the film version: a Texas man stumbles across the remains of a drug deal gone wrong， absconds with the millions of dollars that were to be exchanged by the now-dead drug dealers， and ends up being pursued by a relentless killing machine。 Along the way， a sheriff becomes involved and tries to figure out how to help the man before it's too late。 That's the basic thrust of the story， but what a story！Riddled throughout with meditations on fate， responsibility， violence， and the value of life， "No Country for Old Men" is a freaking masterpiece of modern American fiction。 I can't praise it enough， and I'm glad that I haven't written any blog posts yet about "favorite reads of the year" because this is definitely in contention （I think I'll end up doing multiple "best reads" in fiction and non-fiction， because picking just one seems all the more difficult this year than in years before）。 If you're reading this review， it's because you're contemplating reading the book。 Let me just go ahead and say: do it。 Don't waste any more time thinking about it， because "No Country for Old Men" will hit you hard from the opening scene up until the final few lines。 I can't praise this book enough。 。。。more
Stefanie Jones
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Deb
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3。5
Kelly L Hobbins
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This book was just "ok" for me。 I saw the movie years ago， so I read it not remembering it very well。 As I was reading， what I struggled with was the lack of grammar and punctuation。 It just seemed like a stream of consciousness that was hard to understand。 Once I researched， I discovered that the screenplay was written first。 The book was an afterthought。 That put me off a bit， but I kept going and got through the book。 What I did like that was different from the movie was the sheriff's thought This book was just "ok" for me。 I saw the movie years ago， so I read it not remembering it very well。 As I was reading， what I struggled with was the lack of grammar and punctuation。 It just seemed like a stream of consciousness that was hard to understand。 Once I researched， I discovered that the screenplay was written first。 The book was an afterthought。 That put me off a bit， but I kept going and got through the book。 What I did like that was different from the movie was the sheriff's thoughts， which the reader is privy to before almost every chapter。 It made for some insight into what an older person thinks as they watch the problems of the world evolve throughout his career。 There were some really profound quotes from those sections， and I enjoyed that more than the plot of the book itself。 。。。more
Lana
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هدوء رهيب في روايات كورماك مكارثي، كعادته。
Maddie Parker
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Ok this is hard because this was rlly good but then it just dragged on！！！ Like I wanted it to be done so badly。
TAB
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I am SOOOOO glad I got over my reluctance to read this book after having seen the movie first， so many times， and it being a masterpiece in itself。 Because like almost always， the book takes it to a higher level。 I won't say it's very different from the movie because in many scenes I realize the Coen Brothers did no fucking screenwriting。 It's all there， word for word， and it's as hilarious in the book as on the screen。 And this is baby-killing， post-apocalyptic cannibal Cormac McCarthy being ge I am SOOOOO glad I got over my reluctance to read this book after having seen the movie first， so many times， and it being a masterpiece in itself。 Because like almost always， the book takes it to a higher level。 I won't say it's very different from the movie because in many scenes I realize the Coen Brothers did no fucking screenwriting。 It's all there， word for word， and it's as hilarious in the book as on the screen。 And this is baby-killing， post-apocalyptic cannibal Cormac McCarthy being genuinely funny。But the true beauty of this book is how McCarthy （and DeLillo） is more of a master of in his older age at the elevated， succinct， change of perspective。 He uses all the elements available and even I have to look up a word or two but it usually then becomes a word （like Borges） that I use rapaciously and with fervor and delight。"He stood there looking out across the desert。 So quiet。 Low hum of wind in the wires。 High bloodweeds along the road。 Wiregrass and sacahuista。 Beyond in the stone arroyos the tracks of dragons。 The raw rock mountains shadowed in the late sun and to the east the shimmering abscissa of the desert plains under a sky where raincurtains hung dark as soot all along the quadrant。 That god lives in silence who has scoured the following land with salt and ash。 He walked back to the cruiser and got in and pulled away。" 。。。more
Lucas Lawrence
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I don’t even know how you could write this book。 It doesn’t feel possible to string words together in this way and for sense to be made。 Incredible。
Lucas Kaneshiro
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “What would it take for you to give up everything in your life？”For Llewelyn Moss， it was a couple million dollars in a brief case… along with a giant red target forever metaphorically painted on his back。 McCarthay’s No Country For Old Men offers an insightful， interesting outlook on living life to the fullest。 The character foils between Moss and Bell， along with the psychopathic Chirguh always had my attention and kept me on my toes。 I can’t forget the shoutouts to multiple classic Fords and “What would it take for you to give up everything in your life？”For Llewelyn Moss， it was a couple million dollars in a brief case… along with a giant red target forever metaphorically painted on his back。 McCarthay’s No Country For Old Men offers an insightful， interesting outlook on living life to the fullest。 The character foils between Moss and Bell， along with the psychopathic Chirguh always had my attention and kept me on my toes。 I can’t forget the shoutouts to multiple classic Fords and Chevys scattered throughout the plot。 The unDisney-like ending *spoiler alert*with the death of both Moss and the hitchhiking girl was truly a shock， the last thing I expected having been indoctrinated in the Disney-way of thinking that the triumph of the protagonist is in fact inevitable。 Instead， not only is the death surprising， but McCarthay doesn’t include much detail in the circumstances of what actually happened。 Simply he states， “they died。” Perhaps the most interesting part of McCarthay’s depiction of the drug fiasco is through his use of multiple perspectives and change in narrator… structure in other words。 The story jumps between the perspectives of Moss， Bell， and Chirguh telling their differing stories occurring in tandem。 This is an intra-chapter phenomenon in that with each new paragraph and indentation， we see what is happening to a different character。 Additionally， there is a shift in narration from the omniscient third person to the journal-like thoughts of Officer Bell every other chapter。 In the end， we realize that the protagonist and main character of the story is Bell， rather than Moss， and that the plot is actually a reflection on a case of murder and drugs， rather than the adventure of Moss。 Ultimately， this change of narration allows for a greater， more immersive experience。 I truly was able to dive into this story and feel the pain that Moss felt or the sheer terror of Carla Jean as she accepted the harsh reality of her death after miscalling the coin toss。 For me the ending was the best part in that it was so unexpected and couldn’t have been predicted， especially given the context; ending with Bell admitting defeat- TOTALLY UNEXPECTED！ McCathay truly produced a masterpiece of a novel that forces us to question whether we are truly living our lives to the fullest and causes us to assess and evaluate the value of constants in our lives and what we’d be willing to give up for them。Would definitely recommend this story to a friend。 Solid 4。5 stars 。。。more
Emily T
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I honestly loved the theme of No Country for Old Men。 It delves into the evil of the world while remaining practical。 The battle between good and evil is constantly displayed through all characters。 There isn’t a truly ‘heroic’ character。 It sends a small message that there is a little evil within everybody， whether we acknowledge it or not。 Spoiler alert: The ending was refreshing。 Although the ending was frustrating because Chigurh isn’t brought to justice， I still find it endearing。 In the re I honestly loved the theme of No Country for Old Men。 It delves into the evil of the world while remaining practical。 The battle between good and evil is constantly displayed through all characters。 There isn’t a truly ‘heroic’ character。 It sends a small message that there is a little evil within everybody， whether we acknowledge it or not。 Spoiler alert: The ending was refreshing。 Although the ending was frustrating because Chigurh isn’t brought to justice， I still find it endearing。 In the real world most ‘bad guys’ aren’t arrested and are prowling around awaiting their next victim。 This novel indulges in twisting the stereotypical ‘good’ and ‘evil’， to the point where the antagonist wins。 This is depicted especially when Bell retires。 Bell was unable to match Chigurh’s strategic ploys， which indirectly implies that evil prevails and dominates the 'good'。 In all， I really enjoyed the novel’s plot and the intensity of some scenes。 The scene where Wells gets caught by Chigurh was the most enjoyable to read。 Well’s helplessness in battling with his pride and will to live enhanced the intensity of the novel。 These same emotions were mirrored in another scene; The scene with Carla Jean pleading for her life even though she expected this outcome—death。 Although the only difference was the innocence of Carla Jean。 This scene was the only time I hoped and naively thought Chigurh finally be merciful。 My only criticism would be the dialogue of the characters。 The characters’ dialogue is sometimes melded with the narration， thus making it difficult to follow。 It was extremely frustrating while reading and unfortunately ruined my experience and impression of McCarthy’s writing。 It became more bearable towards the end of the novel。 。。。more
Tony Peck
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Very interesting to see how closely the film of this book stays to the book。 It was great though to read the book and get the real view of the author。 A fast and engrossing read。 The horrible outcomes for many in the story and the thoughtful reflections of Sheriff Bell are a nice contrast - the one unavoidable it seems and the other calm and reflective and sad。Well worth reading if you loved the film - not for the squeamish。
Michael O'Berry
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tNo Country for Old Men is a novel written by famed thriller writer， Cormac McCarthy。 The novel follows Vietnam War veteran Llewelyn Moss who， while partaking in a hunting trip， stumbles upon the grizzly aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong。 After following a blood trail， he finds a briefcase loaded with cash。 While taking the briefcase may have seemed like a great idea， as it would ensure financial stability for him and his wife， he would go on to realize that he’d made the worst decision of his tNo Country for Old Men is a novel written by famed thriller writer， Cormac McCarthy。 The novel follows Vietnam War veteran Llewelyn Moss who， while partaking in a hunting trip， stumbles upon the grizzly aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong。 After following a blood trail， he finds a briefcase loaded with cash。 While taking the briefcase may have seemed like a great idea， as it would ensure financial stability for him and his wife， he would go on to realize that he’d made the worst decision of his life as he had gotten himself into the unforgiving eyes of a Mexican drug cartel。 tThough this is the first time that I’ve picked up the novel version of the tale of Llewelyn Moss and his desperate attempt to outrun and outwit the cartel， this isn’t the first time that I’ve come across this story in any form of media。 The Cohen Brother’s adaptation of No Country for Old Men is my favorite movie of all time， mostly due to the fantastic performances from actors such as Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem and the unbelievable sense of dread I felt throughout the film’s 2 hour run time。 While I had incredibly high expectations going into the novel， they were completely blown away。 This is a masterpiece of fiction， even more so than the movie。 One thing that is recognizably different between the source material and its screenplay is the dialogue featured within the former。 While both stories detail the complexity of the criminal mind and the absence of a true good or evil within society， the message is delivered much more thoroughly within the novel as it simply has more space to flesh out every detail。 Before every chapter， there is a diary entry written by Sheriff Ed Tom Bell， who serves as a white hat cowboy throughout the story。 In said passages， Bell muses about the days in which criminals had clear， recognizable motives and good always trumped evil。 However， now that he’s gotten older， he’s seen more and more occurrences of people committing heinous acts just because。 Overtime， his views on the simplicity of the criminal mind change， to the point in which he begins to question if a golden era ever truly existed。 These breaks in the overall narrative solidify the overall message of No Country for Old Men， that morality in general is not either black or white， but gray。 What makes this novel truly special to me is the surreal amount of tension present through every scene。 Llewelyn is never safe， every time that he interacts with any other character， it truly feels as if he could be living his last moments， especially when he’s interacting with notorious hitman， Anton Chigurh。 If I am to write a review of any version of No Country for Old Men， I must write about Anton Chigurh。 Upon learning about Llewelyn’s taking of the briefcase， the cartel sends the vicious hitman after him in order to retrieve the briefcase。 While I prefer my antagonist’s to be thoroughly written and semi-sympathetic， Anton Chigurh is a very rare exception to that rule。 Anton is death personified。 His emotionlessness makes him nothing more than a force of nature。 You can’t read him， you can’t understand him， he’s just there。 Whenever he was interacting with another character， my heart rate would spike as I knew that there was nothing that they could do to escape him。 The scenes in which he is going after Llewelyn are some of the most tense scenes I’ve ever read in any novel。 The cat and mouse dynamic between the two characters is simply masterful。 No Country for Old Men is Cormac McCarthy’s magnum opus。 With tension that you could cut with a knife and lovable， yet morally gray characters， this is a novel written for thriller lovers by a true maestro of the genre。 I couldn’t recommend this book enough as it delivers on all cylinders and completely deserves an A+， 5/5 stars。 。。。more
Dev Taylor
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I'm a fan of the movie， which is why I picked up the novel。 Unfortunately， McCarthy's style is a bit tough to get used to - it's mostly short sentences full of grammatical and spelling errors in an attempt to replicate the feel of small town Texas in the early 80's。 By the end of the novel， I felt like I was ready to lose it if I read one more "could of" or "should of"。 Lol。 An okay read， but there were definitely some things I disliked。 I'm a fan of the movie， which is why I picked up the novel。 Unfortunately， McCarthy's style is a bit tough to get used to - it's mostly short sentences full of grammatical and spelling errors in an attempt to replicate the feel of small town Texas in the early 80's。 By the end of the novel， I felt like I was ready to lose it if I read one more "could of" or "should of"。 Lol。 An okay read， but there were definitely some things I disliked。 。。。more
Alex Peck
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Strange and haunting
Kimiadhm
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آم نه ممنون。
DaveH
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One of my favorite McCarthy books。 Great plot made better by his spare style。 Would have given 5 stars if it was a tiny less oblique， which is ridiculous since it wouldn't be a McCarthy book then。 One of my favorite McCarthy books。 Great plot made better by his spare style。 Would have given 5 stars if it was a tiny less oblique， which is ridiculous since it wouldn't be a McCarthy book then。 。。。more
Gary
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3。5。 Great dialogue。 Listened to much of the book and the reader was excellent and helped bring the characters to life。 Ultra violent。 The end is main characters old man view looking backwards。
Caleb Sommerville
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IT'S COULD HAVE。 NOT COULD OF。Okay。 Got that out of my system。McCarthy's。。。eccentricities notwithstanding， No Country for Old Men was extremely good。 Not only because of the Coen Brothers nearly 1:1 adaptation （are the Coens that good or did McCarthy write very Coen-esque dialogue？）， but that certainly helps。 His stark and often bleak descriptions of brutal events may be shocking， but it weirdly gels with Chigurh's psychopathic drive and Moss' shrugging humble diligence。 I adore Bell's long mono IT'S COULD HAVE。 NOT COULD OF。Okay。 Got that out of my system。McCarthy's。。。eccentricities notwithstanding， No Country for Old Men was extremely good。 Not only because of the Coen Brothers nearly 1:1 adaptation （are the Coens that good or did McCarthy write very Coen-esque dialogue？）， but that certainly helps。 His stark and often bleak descriptions of brutal events may be shocking， but it weirdly gels with Chigurh's psychopathic drive and Moss' shrugging humble diligence。 I adore Bell's long monologues。 Fantastic stuff。 。。。more
Steve Neuhauser
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Almost five stars
Joe
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Simply put， unputdownable。
Levi
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After turning pages faster than I have in quite some time， my mind reels from such a thrilling， terrifying， up-and-down ride。 Yet my main takeaway from the experience is the staggering number of questions I now have at my arsenal to consider: who am I？ what place do I occupy？ what daily encounters are ripe for changing me into a different person？ what matters most to me？ where do I find solace and peace？There are so many more。 I have confronted many of these questions before and some of them sti After turning pages faster than I have in quite some time， my mind reels from such a thrilling， terrifying， up-and-down ride。 Yet my main takeaway from the experience is the staggering number of questions I now have at my arsenal to consider: who am I？ what place do I occupy？ what daily encounters are ripe for changing me into a different person？ what matters most to me？ where do I find solace and peace？There are so many more。 I have confronted many of these questions before and some of them still linger。 Of course， they will take a lifetime to appreciate and answers will come and go with each new phase of my life。 The beauty of this novel lies in its power to offer many questions about life， death， experience， power， money， sex， wealth， desire—and so on （I could keep going）。 But these questions happen along the course of sweeping， intense action。 After having read more of his work， I understand the Ralph Ellison review of his work: “McCarthy is a writer to be read， to be admired， and quite honestly—envied。” 。。。more
Aidan Smith
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Absolutely fantastic
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