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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Brilliant, propulsive little book - but suffers from its own success to an extent, and leaves us no time to breathe with any of these excellent characters. At times it becomes a little too obviously converted from a screenplay, and I miss those moments of down time which McCarthy is so good at - even Child of God had breathing room in half the word count.
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a book. What a villain. What an introduction to one of America’s greatest writers.
When young we face the world with brash arrogance. Thinking we understand it. Believing that bending it to our will is as simple as reaching out and grabbing it by the horns. Consequences be damned.
When old we realize the world does not bend. And in fact, it never did. But that’s a scary thought. One that starts to make the life we’ve lived and decisions we’ve made feel pointless. So to cope, we convince ourselves instead the world has changed. That this new generation has set us on a darker, more uncivilized path. Why? Well, it’s easier to blame the youth than to accept that the world has always been, and will always be, unruly and unpredictable. Random and cruel.
Welcome to Nihilism. Welcome to McCarthy.
When old we realize the world does not bend. And in fact, it never did. But that’s a scary thought. One that starts to make the life we’ve lived and decisions we’ve made feel pointless. So to cope, we convince ourselves instead the world has changed. That this new generation has set us on a darker, more uncivilized path. Why? Well, it’s easier to blame the youth than to accept that the world has always been, and will always be, unruly and unpredictable. Random and cruel.
Welcome to Nihilism. Welcome to McCarthy.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
The choices of telling and not showing were a bit bothersome to me. But, the more I think about it, the more it’s intentional, thematically. Very interested to see how the film chooses to give us information.
The ending was a bit anticlimactic for me. But, the ride was awesome.
This book makes my partner’s obsession with true crime more understandable. I am so intrigued by Chigurh. His relentlessness. His way of toying with people. Especially the convenience store.
Bell’s infatuation with the past reminds me of today’s Fox News viewers. Blind to see our country’s history has always been violent.
I found the book to be comprehensive and fast paced. Just wish I had gotten more on the characters I liked more.
The ending was a bit anticlimactic for me. But, the ride was awesome.
This book makes my partner’s obsession with true crime more understandable. I am so intrigued by Chigurh. His relentlessness. His way of toying with people. Especially the convenience store.
Bell’s infatuation with the past reminds me of today’s Fox News viewers. Blind to see our country’s history has always been violent.
I found the book to be comprehensive and fast paced. Just wish I had gotten more on the characters I liked more.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes