4.18k reviews for:

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

4.05 AVERAGE

kazcore's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

elizabethsreads13's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.5 stars

2025 library summer reading challenge - Violet - Read a book that has been adapted into a movie, then watch the film

srhvictoria's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark

hanppiny's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

slippyhead's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

conanmacg's review against another edition

4.5

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anton chigurh would kill your grandmother if she lost a coin toss, no hesitation.

emmacmpbell's review against another edition

3.5

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Just like the movie.
Can't fault it but also can't love it - it was just pretty good
The narrator did a great job 

erik_claw's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Enjoyed the story, but the structure of the writing made it difficult to love. 

relleh's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

temegill's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes