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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Not only has the adaptation of No Country for Old Men been near and dear to my heart for years , but after finally reading the book, it's solidified itself as one of my favorite stories of all time.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
Make sure you've got a twang in your head before you start.
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Woosh, although I could admire Cormac McCarthy's lean writing, I found this book frustrating.
In some ways, some of the philosophical stuff hit home even in modern days, in other ways, the way the women in the book were prop pieces, one note, there to be admired or admiring. Also some of the lecturing felt force fed.
And the book felt disjointed to me.
Now, Mills was kind of an idiot. He steals this money without two paragraphs of consideration, with one throw away paragraph in the end of how he wishes he became an outlaw sooner. he puts his wife in danger without really trying to protect her at all, which inevitably gets her killed. Then he's hanging around flirting with some 14 year old right before he kicks the bucket.
I found the scene where the bad guy kills his wife grating as he lectures her on how her life has led her to this moment. STFU! Her death was merely a plot device to try to show this Chygur like there's rhyme or reason to his madness and evil
In some ways, some of the philosophical stuff hit home even in modern days, in other ways, the way the women in the book were prop pieces, one note, there to be admired or admiring. Also some of the lecturing felt force fed.
And the book felt disjointed to me.
Now, Mills was kind of an idiot. He steals this money without two paragraphs of consideration, with one throw away paragraph in the end of how he wishes he became an outlaw sooner. he puts his wife in danger without really trying to protect her at all, which inevitably gets her killed. Then he's hanging around flirting with some 14 year old right before he kicks the bucket.
I found the scene where the bad guy kills his wife grating as he lectures her on how her life has led her to this moment. STFU! Her death was merely a plot device to try to show this Chygur like there's rhyme or reason to his madness and evil
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Car accident
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You gotta admire an author who avoids useless words. Even if it had quotation marks, McCarthy's spare prose would be like nothing from his contemporaries. Aside from making for a well-trimmed read, the prose lays bare the stark dichotomies that McCarthy is interested in – life and death, good and evil, knowledge and ignorance.
I had no say in the matter. Every moment in your life is a turning and every one a choosing. Somewhere you made a choice. All followed to this. The accounting is scupulous . . . . A person's path through the world seldom changes and even more seldom will it change abruptly. And the shape of your path was visible from the beginning.
But also, this book is a lot funnier than some of his others, and comes with a snappy cat-and-mouse plot too. Makes for a well-balanced read.
Trust me, Moss said.
I hate hearin them words, the driver said. I always did.
Have you ever said them?
Yeah. I've said em. That's how come I know what they're worth.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes