Reviews

Cavalli selvaggi by Cormac McCarthy

pained_creations's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I have now seen two of his films, and this is the second book I read and didn't like any of them. His stories are so slow, and his characters lack personality, making them difficult to care about. Won't be picking up anything else from McCarthy.

createthought's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

alexandre_rl's review against another edition

4.0

Premier roman de la Trilogie des confins. Un auteur au style vraiment particulier, presque biblique, qui remplace entre autres les virgules par des "et" et qui n'utilise pas de guillemets pour marquer les dialogues. On prend un moment pour s'adapter à son style mais après un certain temps le cerveau s'habitue au rythme particulier des phrases et le tout finit par contribuer à l'ambiance du récit, qui se déroule dans les plaines désertiques du sud-ouest des États-Unis ainsi qu'au Mexique.

McCarthy arrive à marier hyper-réalisme et poésie d'une manière qu'on ne voit presque nulle part.
Pour celles et ceux qui voudraient l'essayer, c'est apparemment son plus accessible (je suis en train de lire Le grand passage, le deuxième livre, et je confirme que c'est plus ardu), puis il y a même une histoire d'amour, ce qui n'arrive pratiquement jamais chez McCarthy.

resplandor's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.75

d5lefko's review against another edition

4.0

Really liked it, especially the ending.

avalin1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cough_syrup55's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lbykes's review against another edition

After talking with Sam (hi Sam) about how Cormac McCarthy loves people who are built different, that framing was rolling around in my head for the last 100 pages or so. And I think there's a huge amount of affection for his built-different protagonist here, which makes the ultimate conclusion that being built different is not enough to sustain you in a broken and fallen world more effective. Also interesting to me, in thinking further, that the majority of regular people John Grady encounters are decent. There is evil certainly but outside of people in positions of power it's not something to necessarily expect. A lot of loveliness and gentleness here, and I think his being so concise makes the beauty sharper.

Only my second McCarthy but I'm very confused about his reputation - there is bleakness and violence but also sincere belief in the transformative power of love and of horses? 

smartalec11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

allegedmusician's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25