No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

319 pages first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction crime thriller dark tense medium-paced
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In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, setting of his famed Border Trilogy. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, a good ol...

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Community Reviews Summary of 11,364 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 78%
reflective 37%
adventurous 32%
mysterious 31%
challenging 26%
sad 23%
emotional 15%
funny 3%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 33%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Plot: 28% | Character: 23%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 27%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.03

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