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alecspergel92's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
stumpy_jay's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A story about women told through cowboys
bigthumbs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
lou_weed's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
mc_claverie's review against another edition
Honestly, Cormac McCarthy is boring and pretentious. Bye!
jasondeans's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
McCarthy has his usual amazing prose. But this novel tends to drag in certain sections surprisingly near the end where I kind of zoned out the parts in the prison were great and the character of Blevins was really well done.
letifer's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-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
2.0
anna1isa's review against another edition
4.75
I was originally recommended this book because I had expressed a fondness for the archetypal "male brooding protagonist " and John Grady Cole delivers. He lives by his own code of ethics and is anti-establishment, extremely resilient, a natural leader, and entirely built-different. Beautiful, poetic descriptions of the landscape combined with cowboy shenanigans and some real heart-wrenching scenes. Every Cormac McCarthy book feels like a knife to the heart and this is no exception.
kari_coz's review against another edition
4.0
long drawn out speaches and descriptive scenes, but well worth it.