No Country for Old Men
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No Country for Old Men

by Cormac McCarthy

2005•Crime•298 pages

Taste attributes: crimethrillerwesternmafia/gangsterfresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedfighting evildeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, weighty crime novel, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

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 old boy named Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeThrillerWesternMafia/gangsterFighting evilDeep rivalry

Subjects

Drug trafficSheriffsTreasure-troveTreasure trovesSuspense fictionPsychological fictionTexasSpanish language materials

Details

Author
Cormac McCarthy
Published
2005
Pages
298
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