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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Certainly not as deep or well-written as Blood Meridian (what is?), but still remarkable in pacing and dialogue. McCarthy's control of his themes, and his perverse playfulness with them, is as hypnotic as the Coen brothers film. Controversially, I find the film better, perhaps because this book reads like screenplay to begin with.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Incredible book, very fast read that immerses you in an intense thrilling world.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
4 STARS!
I enjoyed No Country for Old Men more then expected. I think what helped my overall experience with this book was the narrator, Tom Stechschulte. What a fabulous job he did and I'll be adding more audiobooks by him in the future.
No Country for Old Men felt like a western but had a criminal undercurrent to it. I enjoyed the dialogue in this one between all the characters and Cormac McCarthy did a fantastic job with the character, Anton Chigurh. What a scary guy he turned out to be!
The only thing that I felt could have been a bit better for me was the preachy tone of the book. I liked some of it and felt like the character of Ed Tom Bell had some important things to say.
He also sounded like a grumpy old man! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hahaha!
But it did make him unique and I guess that matters as well with characterization.
There are a few differences with the movie and book.
If you loved the movie, I think you'll also really enjoy the book!
I enjoyed No Country for Old Men more then expected. I think what helped my overall experience with this book was the narrator, Tom Stechschulte. What a fabulous job he did and I'll be adding more audiobooks by him in the future.
No Country for Old Men felt like a western but had a criminal undercurrent to it. I enjoyed the dialogue in this one between all the characters and Cormac McCarthy did a fantastic job with the character, Anton Chigurh. What a scary guy he turned out to be!
The only thing that I felt could have been a bit better for me was the preachy tone of the book. I liked some of it and felt like the character of Ed Tom Bell had some important things to say.
He also sounded like a grumpy old man! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hahaha!
But it did make him unique and I guess that matters as well with characterization.
There are a few differences with the movie and book.
If you loved the movie, I think you'll also really enjoy the book!
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes