
No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
Taste attributes: crimethrillerwesternmafia/gangsterfresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedfighting evildeep rivalry
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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- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 298
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