No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

320 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark tense medium-paced
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Adapted by the Coen Brothers into an Academy Award winning film, No Country For Old Men is a dark and suspenseful novel from Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road. Llewelyn Moss, hunting antelope near the Rio Grande, stumbles upon a transaction gone...

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Community Reviews Summary of 11,507 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
tense 79%
reflective 37%
adventurous 33%
mysterious 31%
challenging 26%
sad 23%
emotional 15%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 32%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Plot: 28% | Character: 24%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 37% | 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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