The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
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Summary
Available together in one volume for the first time， the three novels of Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and bestselling Border Trilogy constitute a genuine American epic。
Beginning with All the Pretty Horses and continuing through The Crossing and Cities of the Plain， McCarthy chronicles the lives of two young men coming of age in the Southwest and Mexico， poised on the edge of a world about to change forever。 Hauntingly beautiful， filled with sorrow and humor， The Border Trilogy is a masterful elegy for the American frontier。
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Beginning with All the Pretty Horses and continuing through The Crossing and Cities of the Plain， McCarthy chronicles the lives of two young men coming of age in the Southwest and Mexico， poised on the edge of a world about to change forever。 Hauntingly beautiful， filled with sorrow and humor， The Border Trilogy is a masterful elegy for the American frontier。
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Reviews
Sirin Nabokov
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Not his greatest but great nonetheless。 I prefer "All the Pretty horses" of the 3。 Not his greatest but great nonetheless。 I prefer "All the Pretty horses" of the 3。 。。。more
Katherine
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I do love the characters in his books， but can't stand the casual cruelty to animals and if a woman isn't silent and cooking， and serving a man， they are worth less than the animals。 I do love the characters in his books， but can't stand the casual cruelty to animals and if a woman isn't silent and cooking， and serving a man， they are worth less than the animals。 。。。more
Håkon
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"every man's death is a standing in for every other。 And since death comes to all there is no way to abate the fear of it except to love that man who stands for us。 We are not waiting for his history to be written。 He passed here long ago。 That man who is all men and who stands in the dock for us until our own time is come and we must stand for him。 Do you love him， that man？ Will you honor the path he has taken？ Will you listen to his tale？" "every man's death is a standing in for every other。 And since death comes to all there is no way to abate the fear of it except to love that man who stands for us。 We are not waiting for his history to be written。 He passed here long ago。 That man who is all men and who stands in the dock for us until our own time is come and we must stand for him。 Do you love him， that man？ Will you honor the path he has taken？ Will you listen to his tale？" 。。。more
Inge
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Very mixed feelings about this book。 Took me FOREVER to finish it and O MY LORD why is there no translation for the Spanish？ Intensely frustrating。 But then other parts are very moving and poignant and an evocative illustration of life。 Glad to have finished this and yet it will also stay with me， I think。
Jennifer Blanco
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Wow。。。it took me two months to get through these three。 I can for sure say I probably should have read one。。。chewed on it for a good while and then started the next。 I enjoyed the stories and writing style。 But it seemed like I wasn’t able to totally grasp each and every message Cormac was giving the reader。 I will say that while reading he was able to bring emotion and for me that is a successful story。
Laurent Soldermann
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Great writing a few mystical long parts but great
Bianca Sandale
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Er ist einfach großartigDiese Sprache ist so knapp und präzise， kein anderer Autor kann da mithalten Ich verliere mich oft so in den Gedanken， ich verliere die Geschichte
Massimo Burioni
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Belli， senza dubbio: tre romanzi scritti con grande destrezza narrativa， dove ogni gesto， ogni sguardo ogni intenzione viene descritta dettagliatamente （quasi con ossessività）， dove anche quando non succede niente di straordinario la lettura ti appassiona。 Però， leggerli uno dopo l'altro， senza sosta， può provocare un po' di stanchezza， una sensazione di "troppo"; troppi cavalli， troppe selle， troppi sputi， troppi 'figli di puttana'。 Belli， senza dubbio: tre romanzi scritti con grande destrezza narrativa， dove ogni gesto， ogni sguardo ogni intenzione viene descritta dettagliatamente （quasi con ossessività）， dove anche quando non succede niente di straordinario la lettura ti appassiona。 Però， leggerli uno dopo l'altro， senza sosta， può provocare un po' di stanchezza， una sensazione di "troppo"; troppi cavalli， troppe selle， troppi sputi， troppi 'figli di puttana'。 。。。more
Terry
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What a stunning and beautiful read。 Nothing more I can say。
Daniel Prior
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If there's is any beauty to be found in misery and pain， it's been captured in this trilogy。An incredible western trilogy that does little but stare into the face of death and studies it's bony features for over 1000 pages。 This is particularly true for The Crossing， which is several hundred pages of the protagonist's situation continually moving from bad to worse， and every plan they make fails， often brutally so。All The Pretty Horses is easily the best book of the trilogy。 While brutal realism If there's is any beauty to be found in misery and pain， it's been captured in this trilogy。An incredible western trilogy that does little but stare into the face of death and studies it's bony features for over 1000 pages。 This is particularly true for The Crossing， which is several hundred pages of the protagonist's situation continually moving from bad to worse， and every plan they make fails， often brutally so。All The Pretty Horses is easily the best book of the trilogy。 While brutal realism is there， it avoids being an endless stream of tragedy and setbacks， and the passion and determination of the main character John Grady， gives this first book more direction and focus， whereas The Crossing meanders from pain to suffering and back again。Both tones of each book are combined well in Cities On The Plain， but by this point， McCarthy's penchant for brutality has made the story predictable， and you are well aware of where things are going。However， inbetween the main events of the books （typically tragedies involving knife fights， gun fights， and horses）， there is some achingly beautiful prose。 But just like in life， it's a lot of pain to get through for enlightenment。 I would highly recommend All The Pretty Horses。 You'll know at the end whether you have the grit to make it through the other two books。 Just remember， as McCarthy makes clear: it can always get so much worse。 。。。more
Alessia Rella
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Non so， penso proprio che McCarthy non faccia per me。 Ho letto La strada， osannatissimo capolavoro， tre anni fa， e l'ho trovato insulso e banale， oltre che noiosissimo。 Per un po' ho messo l'autore da parte， ritenendo semplicemente che non rientrasse nelle mie corde。 E tuttavia， restava uno dei grandi pilastri della narrativa americana， da me profondamente amata， ed ho dunque deciso di dargli una seconda possibilità， buttandomi sul genere che probabilmente più di ogni altro contraddistingue McCa Non so， penso proprio che McCarthy non faccia per me。 Ho letto La strada， osannatissimo capolavoro， tre anni fa， e l'ho trovato insulso e banale， oltre che noiosissimo。 Per un po' ho messo l'autore da parte， ritenendo semplicemente che non rientrasse nelle mie corde。 E tuttavia， restava uno dei grandi pilastri della narrativa americana， da me profondamente amata， ed ho dunque deciso di dargli una seconda possibilità， buttandomi sul genere che probabilmente più di ogni altro contraddistingue McCarthy， anche perché tendo a trovare una maggiore compiutezza nei romanzi più corposi， in grado di trasmettere significati più completi， e dunque ho deciso di propendere per i tre romanzi della Trilogia della frontiera。Eeeee。。。 Niente， non è scattata la scintilla。 Trovo la prosa di McCarthy sciatta in molti punti， piana e brulla， ed eccessivamente lirica in momenti che non ne vedrebbero alcuna necessità。 I personaggi sono carta velina， e affermano ripetutamente di amare la natura incontaminata， quando in realtà questo dalla scrittura si percepisce a stento。 Ciò che resta è una terribile confusione geografica， un'indefinitezza， un senso di incompiutezza di trama e di identità dei personaggi， dall'età risibile e la personalità inesistente， ed è del tutto assente anche la rocambolesca serie di avventure tradizionalmente caratteristica del genere。 （E quando c'è， è ovviamente stereotipatissima e banale）。 Gli unici momenti che ho veramente apprezzato sono stati i racconti e le leggende narrati dai vari contadini e proprietari terrieri che John Grady Cole e Billy incontrano sul loro cammino。Ah， altra cosa: chi ha pensato che lasciare le parti in spagnolo non tradotte fosse una buona idea？？？？ Interrompono costantemente il fluire del romanzo costringendo a un'inutile decodificazione， quando sarebbe stata sufficiente una banale nota a piè di pagina。 🤦🏼♀️Per riassumere:Cavalli selvaggi: 3 ⭐Oltre il confine: 1。5 ⭐ （Una noia mortale senza capo né coda。 I personaggi non si parlano e gli avvenimenti accadono perché sì， senza alcuna logica soggiacente。）Città della pianura: 3。5 ⭐ （Almeno era un po' più avvincente， anche se il fatto che l'unico tratto della personalità di John Grady sia l'innamorarsi di tutte quelle che incontra。。。 Meh。）Definitely not my cup of tea。 。。。more
Christopher West
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The Border Trilogy is a deeply moving unforgettable read。 Each book may be read as a stand alone novel， but reading the books in order yields the best experience。The border Trilogy is truly a case of the sum of the whole being greater than its parts。 McCarthy's exploration of fate underpins the entire saga and creates somewhat of an extra dimension to the world that lies within these pages。 I personally enjoyed The Crossing the most out of the three books as it contained some of the most memorab The Border Trilogy is a deeply moving unforgettable read。 Each book may be read as a stand alone novel， but reading the books in order yields the best experience。The border Trilogy is truly a case of the sum of the whole being greater than its parts。 McCarthy's exploration of fate underpins the entire saga and creates somewhat of an extra dimension to the world that lies within these pages。 I personally enjoyed The Crossing the most out of the three books as it contained some of the most memorable moments i have come across in writing。 The mood is dark， and the world unforgiving but the journey investigates some of the deepest questions one may ask with poise and finesse。 To read all three books requires quite a commitment （a bit over a thousand pages）， but it is absolutely worth the investment。 If you are looking for something that is both thought provoking and beautifully written The Border Crossing is thoroughly rewarding adventure。 。。。more
Mark Proudfoot
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These go looong and I looove them for it。
Shelli
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An incredible writer that leaves you with a myriad of painterly images describing a time past。 Full of reality - death， gore， violence - and love。 Not for the faint hearted。
Austin
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Cormac doing Cormac。 The beginning of the crossing is the most difficult passage I've dealt with emotionally of any novel I've read。 Bring your English/Spanish dictionary， some of the most important passages are in Spanish。 Cormac doing Cormac。 The beginning of the crossing is the most difficult passage I've dealt with emotionally of any novel I've read。 Bring your English/Spanish dictionary， some of the most important passages are in Spanish。 。。。more
Kate
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Good lord！ It's interesting reading his body of work out of order。 His work with the trilogy， his writing， well， he seems to have evolved over the years is all I'm saying。 He's really my favorite （living） author。 Good lord！ It's interesting reading his body of work out of order。 His work with the trilogy， his writing， well， he seems to have evolved over the years is all I'm saying。 He's really my favorite （living） author。 。。。more
Tom Stoker
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Pretty much perfect。
Rodrigo Lorenzi
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Maybe because English is not my first language， but I thought it very hard to read。 I loved Blood Meridian， The Road and No Country for Old Men。 The story is very interesting， but I was kind of bored throughout the book。
Filippo Orlando
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oltre il confine **** 21/10/2012
Marika Salvatori
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La mia videorecensione: https://youtu。be/WgOs9X7ciOY La mia videorecensione: https://youtu。be/WgOs9X7ciOY 。。。more
Peter Miller
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1037 Pages， phew。 I found the laconic characters ability to find a wide selection of plains philosophers， who like to talk at great length， quite remarkable。 Enjoyed parts， but found the writing style quite peculiar， particularly the idiosyncratic punctuation。 There were other oddities， like naming the character several lines into the scene， having begun it by refferring to （mostly） him， be it Billy or John Grady， as 'him'。 Which meant that you had to work it out for yourself on many occassions。 1037 Pages， phew。 I found the laconic characters ability to find a wide selection of plains philosophers， who like to talk at great length， quite remarkable。 Enjoyed parts， but found the writing style quite peculiar， particularly the idiosyncratic punctuation。 There were other oddities， like naming the character several lines into the scene， having begun it by refferring to （mostly） him， be it Billy or John Grady， as 'him'。 Which meant that you had to work it out for yourself on many occassions。 。。。more
Arnold Baruch
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Part One:Having read just two of the three， I need to start。 McCarthy’s style so seduces you that you want to write in his voice - good luck with that。 I'd read "The Road" and been struck by it， but this has possessed me。 As in "Road，" and from the movie "No Country For Old Men，" I knew the bleakness of McCarthy's vision。 But in Border Trilogy I felt his poetry。 Anyone who faults his prose should stop and consider his absolute comprehension of the lands that run from Texas and New Mexico down in Part One:Having read just two of the three， I need to start。 McCarthy’s style so seduces you that you want to write in his voice - good luck with that。 I'd read "The Road" and been struck by it， but this has possessed me。 As in "Road，" and from the movie "No Country For Old Men，" I knew the bleakness of McCarthy's vision。 But in Border Trilogy I felt his poetry。 Anyone who faults his prose should stop and consider his absolute comprehension of the lands that run from Texas and New Mexico down into Mexico。 You feel you want to know how he knows so much， who he is as a man， how the language of this people， of this world， his endless catalogue of flora， of the obscurest rural cowboy accessories， both in America and in Mexico drop from his pen like water。 This is not to mention the rest of his vocabulary， which is voluminous and never flaunted。 Perfect words appear when they are needed。Could I have savored this as much as a young man？ I think age has allowed me a more pastoral mood， the patience to roam the endless plains and mountains with Billy or John Grady and see what they see。 Mexico is where his philosopher’s heart lies， where characters such as the blind man or a priest discovered in an old destroyed church or even the evil Eduardo explore Cormac's shadowy conceptions of life and death and karma。 Yet in both “All The Pretty Horses” and “The Crossing，” the protagonists are just teenage boys， but they are functionally men， skilled vaqueros habituated to bad weather， masterful with horses， indifferent to physical hardship。 It is their naivete regarding life and life’s evil that interests McCarthy。 The boys are upright， old-school American youth， respectful， given to very few words， and here he indulges in his wonderfully terse Western humor。 Part TwoOK， I’m done。 Yes， I cried a little at the end of Cities of the Plain （said to be a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah）。 The magnificent knife fight kept waking me up last night。 No， I don’t need this in the middle of a pandemic。 Yes， the Mystical Episodes considering Reality and Death get a bit long。 If Señor Mysterioso under the freeway overpass had simply related his dark parable with less conversational patter from Billy， the section would have been more powerful。 One sensed an insecurity there， as if Cormac was self-conscious about his epistemological wanderings and needed to dilute it with more acerbic cowboyisms。 The greatest writer of our generation？ Hard to argue with that。 What to me is incomparable and so powerful is the combination of McCarthy's immense descriptive powers set against the verbal minimalism of his characters。 It’s like Miles and Trane in the same body。 John Updike， for instance， no matter how finely wrought his sentences， didn’t have a Billy or John。 And Carlos Castaneda， despite a Don Juan who was mystical and pithy and profoundly wise， did not wax as poetic about the land of Mexico or display such mastery of the details of the people’s lives。 Now I suppose I have to read Blood Meridian。 Maybe after we get a vaccine。 。。。more
Phil Cornelius
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Good endings to good books should make it hard to sit down。 Each novel of these three has conveyed their kinetic energy to me， and make me cramped and trapped in my studio apartment in a city instead of in the mountains。 These are not easy books， his is not an easy style nor any easy content; they are brutal in their gore and their beauty， they are layered in their events and construction， and they leave you with a love of the Western landscape and admiration and terror at the creatures which in Good endings to good books should make it hard to sit down。 Each novel of these three has conveyed their kinetic energy to me， and make me cramped and trapped in my studio apartment in a city instead of in the mountains。 These are not easy books， his is not an easy style nor any easy content; they are brutal in their gore and their beauty， they are layered in their events and construction， and they leave you with a love of the Western landscape and admiration and terror at the creatures which inhabit it。 I am sure I will pick all of these novels up many times over my life， encounter something new， and be the better for it。 。。。more
Richard Seltzer
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All the Pretty Horses （1992） The Crossing （1994） Cities of the Plain （1998）What kind of man offers to share dry crackers with death？ That's a question posed in the epilogue of the final novel of this trilogy -- a metaphysical question made both concrete and comical by the commonplace detail of dry crackers。 Billy Parham is sitting by a deserted roadside in Texas talking with a stranger。 He is totally destitute， starving， hot， sick， and old。 He has offered his last bit of food to a random strang All the Pretty Horses （1992） The Crossing （1994） Cities of the Plain （1998）What kind of man offers to share dry crackers with death？ That's a question posed in the epilogue of the final novel of this trilogy -- a metaphysical question made both concrete and comical by the commonplace detail of dry crackers。 Billy Parham is sitting by a deserted roadside in Texas talking with a stranger。 He is totally destitute， starving， hot， sick， and old。 He has offered his last bit of food to a random stranger， and has slipped into an allegorical frame of mind， acting and talking as if this stranger might be Death， finally ready to take him away。 The stranger fields Billy's metaphysical questions with the greatest of ease， as if there was nothing out of the ordinary about them。 Billy admits that he had invited the stranger over because he might be somebody he was expecting。"What does he look like？""I don't know。 I guess more and more he looks like a friend。""You thought I was death。""I considered the possibility。"Peculiarities of McCarthy's style add to the bizarre flavor of this scene。 He doesn't use quotation marks for dialogue。 He doesn't tell you who is talking; you have to figure that out from context。 He doesn't even use apostrophes -- it's "dont" not "don't" in the text。 And key passages are presented in Spanish， without translation， once again forcing those of us who do not read Spanish to try to decipher the meaning from context。Here， for instance， the stranger doesn't say "What kind of man offers to share dry crackers with death？" Rather he asks "Que clase de hombre comparta sus galletas con la muerte？" And Billy replies immediately， "And what kind of death accepts them？"The style creates an otherworldly atmosphere that persists even when the author is describing the most mundane activities in the greatest of detail。 It also trains the reader to keep looking closer， trying to find meaning in the context， never expecting all the answers to be laid out clearly; and the implication is that life itself is just such a puzzle， which may or may not have a solution; and that you may not know you have the solution even if you've found it。The epilogue seems to shed new light on the destiny of man and could stand alone as a great work of literature， like the Grand Inquisitor scene from the Brothers Karamazov。 To appreciate it， you don't really need to know the plots and characters of the three novels; but it does help to be acclimated to McCarthy's unique style， and there is much to be gained by experiencing the full unfolding of the story。As you get caught up in the narrative， what first seemed like weaknesses become strengths。 Sometimes the author proceeds very slowly， providing lots of painstaking detail about dealing with horses and cattle， about healing people and animals， about fixing things。 Step by ponderous step， he tells you everything you'd need to know to do it yourself。 Some passages read like a handbook for the modern cowboy。 But miraculously， the tedious detail helps provide a concrete and very credible background for the occasional flights of allegory and metaphysical insight。 The detail is a heavy anchor， holding the narrative in place; it is also a dark background against which the brillance can truly shine。The basic story is both gripping and extremely painful -- plans are broken， nothing works out the way characters want， random cruelty and violence erases all。 But in the very telling， it is transformed; showing how through the ages man has added a flavor of the heroic to the mundane -- ordinary people and events turning into epics。 The flat， ungarnished presentation of the facts is just the starting point for the tales that others will tell。For instance in The Crossing， Billy Parham， a young boy from Texas， who was caught up in a series of dangerous circumstances in the wild wilderness of Mexico and is now returning to try to find his brother， hears a ballad and immediately recognizes that it is about his brother。 The ballad is the first evidence he has that his brother was killed and how it happened。 And that much is "true。" But later he learns that this same song has existed for generations。 It applies to his brother as it applied to others before him。 The shape of the older story reforms the memory of the recent events。 And the recent events lead to subtle changes in the ancient narrative。 At other points we see people retelling events that just happened， that must be fresh in their minds， but telling them as legend， because legend shaped their seeing and their remembering。These books are filled with men and the doings of men。 Women appear as objects of desire and as ideal aspirations; but we don't get to see them as real living people。 Magdalena， the young prostitute that John Grady Cole falls in love with in Cities of the Plain， is almost an exception。 We see her idealized by Grady and also see her on her own and described by her pimp。 But her name is used very rarely -- mostly she is just "she，" an unknown and unknowable entity， the object of other people's desires， whose own desires remain a mystery。All in all， McCarthy has created a modern allegory that works。 He portrays concrete daily reality with the immediacy of a Melville， and manages to loll us with commonplace detail to the point where we accept， welcome， and savor his sudden insights into the nature and destiny of man。 。。。more
David Haynes
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I'm not sure any review could do this justice。 Astounding。 This will stay with me for a very long time。 I'm not sure any review could do this justice。 Astounding。 This will stay with me for a very long time。 。。。more
Ladyfilosopher
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The epilogue is the books saving grace。 Masterpiece？ Really？ Someone is going to have to explain that accolade。
Vel Veeter
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So this series of books came out in the 1990s and sort of represents a significant shift in Cormac McCarthy’s writing or more so signals the closing of the second phase of his writing and he moved toward the final section （depending on how much more he publishes — he’s pretty old）。 The first phase is more or less represented through his Tennessee novels。 These novels are （simplistically） defined by working within the Southern Gothic sub-genre， or perhaps thinking through the novels as the “grote So this series of books came out in the 1990s and sort of represents a significant shift in Cormac McCarthy’s writing or more so signals the closing of the second phase of his writing and he moved toward the final section （depending on how much more he publishes — he’s pretty old）。 The first phase is more or less represented through his Tennessee novels。 These novels are （simplistically） defined by working within the Southern Gothic sub-genre， or perhaps thinking through the novels as the “grotesque” or even “carnivalesque” to borrow the term from Bahktin。 These novels more or less earned him his reputation as being similar to Faulkner， especially “Suttree” which is very similar in scope and tone to “Absalom， Absalom！” or Peter Matthiessen’s “Killing Mr。 Watson。” Then he changed everything， including a lot of the landscape of American fiction in writing “Blood Meridian” which is a rather divisive book both because it’s horribly violent and disturbing， but also because the writing is quite bleak and experimental。 These novels are also Western in genre， but also more accessible and sympathetic and in very very oblique ways sentimental。 They’re funnier and they’re more engaging and hopeful。 So they’re less bleak， but still pretty bleak。 There’s more hope here than in any other of his novels。In the final phase， it’s almost pure nihilism。 “No Country for Old Men” is more bleak than “Blood Meridian” in my mind。 The world of that novel is more dangerous， but it doesn’t lie to you about safety。 And then “The Road” which is not as bleak， but still pretty bleak because the danger is real， but the message is more hopeful。All the Pretty HorsesIn this novel， we have the story of John Grady Cole， a sixteen year old boy from Texas， who runs away （though no one is trying to stop him） with a friend from school to become a cowboy in Mexico。 While there， he falls into a lot of trouble involving stolen horses and a rich girl。 He halls head over heels with the girl， with the life presented to him in Mexico， and forgets that he’s essentially nobody。 Through the novel we see his Romanticism about the world， that kind of teenage boy way of seeing things get completely eradicated。 There’s a very clearly older voice and understanding of the world trying to show him how different things really are from his expectations without dashing them completely。 But they definitely get completely dashed。 In a lot of ways， this book is also a commentary on the kinds of Western novels we all know or Western movies， where a heroic （white， American） man comes to a foreign lands and tames it with his di…er gun。 We know the world doesn’t work this way。 John Grady Cole will learn。 All this happens in the years just after WWII and so if the setting feels ripe for this attitude change， it is。The CrossingThis is another story in a similar setting。 Billy and Boyd Parham also go to Mexico for a couple different reasons in a couple different moments。 About the same age as John Grady Cole， but set several years earlier （pre-WWII）， Billy starts by hunting a wolf （controlling the environment） and falls continually downward。 He’s unable to join up to fight the war （he’s 4f for a heart murmur）， and this kills him （not literally）。Cities of the PlainThis final section takes place about 1950 and pairs John Grady Cole and Billy Parham together working for the same Texas ranch on the border。 John Grady is 19 and Billy is 28， and this age gap explains a lot of their relationship。 Billy does not quite represent an older brother character， but does kind of。 There’s a line in the middle of this book that says something like “When a man doesn’t get the best thing he wants， he often goes after the next worse” and then speaks to the novel in a lot of ways。I am avoiding spoiling some of the plot of the novels because a lot of them are gut-checks or even gut-wrenching at times。 There’s humor， there’s death， there’s torture， and there’s the kind of violent growth that only these kinds of experiences can have for someone。 What I see here is a set of very post-Vietnam novels， where America is searching for a sense of meaning as a dying empire。 The “successes” of WWII give over to the useless horror of Korea and the useless losses of Vietnam writ small along the border。 。。。more
Mark Shannon
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Amazing！
MiekeWin
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Wat een fantastische schrijver is dit。 De sfeer die hij oproept， is herkenbaar en onvergelijkbaar en grijpt me bij m’n hart。 De dialogen idem dito; op het eerste gezicht kaal en afgemeten， maar gek genoeg tegelijkertijd van een diepte en een rijkdom die je zelden ziet。 Hoe hij het doet， doet ie het， maar het is echt een grootmeester。 McCormac is een van mijn topfavoriete auteurs。
Brandon Buzarde
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