While I have seen the movie many times before reading, it's hard to determine what would have been better first. The faces to the names allowed me to have better immersion but also because the movie does stick to most of the books, not much was a surprise or had me enticed as much as never having experienced the story at all. Good read and not that difficult makes this a should read for anyone with the question, what would...
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I found myself needing to read McCarthy’s book after seeing the movie. This book will not disappoint. Cormac McCarthy has a unique writing style that pulls you in. Being a huge fan of the movie, this book will actually have you coming away with a deeper knowledge of the unique characters. One thing I will recommend; be sure to read the italicized excerpts. If you read them carefully, you’ll not reap more information, but you’ll...
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This is an extraordinarily complex and nuanced novel masquerading as a shoot 'em up. Like other of McCarthy's stories, the novel is propelled by the reflexively violent nature of men operating outside social constraints. The particular millieu for this story is the drug trade, depicted as an evil force of nature that makes claims on the lives of all the characters. The dynamics of the story lead toward entropy. The central...
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If you like your conflicts fully resolved, you may want to look elsewhere; if you're bothered by unconventional punctuation, you may be irritated by this book; if you despise jump cuts and point of view shifts, you may find yourself rereading sections of this book to catch your bearings. Otherwise, however, you may find this one of the most original books you've read in years. The story begins when Llewelyn Moss stumbles...
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I have read the "Border Trilogy," and "All the Pretty Horses" was my favorite, especially the horse breaking scenes and the scenes set in the Mexican Prison. BUT a lot of the time McCarthy leaves me scratching my head. Sometimes his stories go wandering off on tangents I just don't get (I sometimes fear I am just not intelligent enough to understand his point). This book however is more direct and simply laid out. A kind...
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Renowned author Cormac McCarthy passed away last week at the age of 89. As a writer, he was a bit like some of his characters—determined to play by his own rules. His bleak, often violent stories were tempered by lush prose and stark authenticity. Here we remember his life and legacy.
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