4.19k reviews for:

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

4.05 AVERAGE

mansamusa21p's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jamsanwich's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Just like the movie!

ejrathke's review against another edition

4.0

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Never have I read a book that feels so much like a screenplay. I know this began as a screenplay and became a movie, but it's interesting to read how close the structure already was in the novel itself.

If you've seen the movie--and you probably have--the book is almost identical to it. The biggest difference is in the final sequences. I think the way the movie shortens the sort of epilogue here is actually quite productive. This long, drawn out closure is what keeps this from being an all timer for me.

ashvinbaker's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cecdex's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jherriff's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

owgreen3's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

danoke78's review against another edition

3.0

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I can't give this book low stars because content wise, it's some interesting stuff. I just could not get into the writing style.

trashroyal's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rshepson's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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