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Ikke et land for gamle menn

Cormac McCarthy

4.05 AVERAGE

astannard2's review against another edition

4.5

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

rory_mg's review against another edition

4.5

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gharris777's review against another edition

4.0

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!

gecomedy's review against another edition

4.5

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

droidy's review against another edition

2.0

This has been on my reading list for many years, but unfortunately I would not recommend it. I didn't get a lot from it like I did from say, Blood Meridian. In fact, I would suggest just reading Blood Meridian.