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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listened to this on Audible. I have a decent Spanish vocabulary and worked my way through most of it, but it’s definitely a challenge listening compared to reading… mostly because I usually listen while driving which makes it difficult to look for translations when needed.
Anyway, I disliked this about as much as I enjoyed the first book. There was some beautiful prose and more than a few things to think about, but overall it just seemed pointless.
This quote from a goodreads review by “Perry” summed it up:
“McCarthy splotches this novel with soporific soliloquies told by ancient hombres at various pit stops on the odyssey to nowhere in particular.”
Hoping the final book swings back towards greatness.
Anyway, I disliked this about as much as I enjoyed the first book. There was some beautiful prose and more than a few things to think about, but overall it just seemed pointless.
This quote from a goodreads review by “Perry” summed it up:
“McCarthy splotches this novel with soporific soliloquies told by ancient hombres at various pit stops on the odyssey to nowhere in particular.”
Hoping the final book swings back towards greatness.
Thoroughly enjoyable - but somewhat of a shift from the first in the trilogy.
Moreso than “All the Pretty Horses,” I enjoyed being lectured to at the end in the extremely McCarthy epilogue debriefing moments. I often can go without them and sometimes feel weighed down by the sudden philosophical dump at the end of a McCarthy book, but for the first time I feel like this one added more than what it detracted pacing-wise. What is the thing itself but a place for people to project themselves onto? Boyd’s bones are not Boyd - just as the airplane being towed is not the airplane desired, but they serve the function of placating the mind.
I found Billy to be a more compelling character than John Grady Cole, but in the end I think I still enjoyed “All the Pretty Horses” more.
Moreso than “All the Pretty Horses,” I enjoyed being lectured to at the end in the extremely McCarthy epilogue debriefing moments. I often can go without them and sometimes feel weighed down by the sudden philosophical dump at the end of a McCarthy book, but for the first time I feel like this one added more than what it detracted pacing-wise. What is the thing itself but a place for people to project themselves onto? Boyd’s bones are not Boyd - just as the airplane being towed is not the airplane desired, but they serve the function of placating the mind.
I found Billy to be a more compelling character than John Grady Cole, but in the end I think I still enjoyed “All the Pretty Horses” more.
Non riesco a leggerlo e godermelo, mi pare di fare uno sforzo immane e di non godermelo. Probabilmente dovrò leggerlo in un altro momento
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Once again, McCarthy has established himself as a literary genius. If you appreciate good literature, or simply fine English, this one is sure to leave a lasting impression.
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
dark
sad
slow-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
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-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