nrphoto's review against another edition
4.0
From what I can tell, there are two kinds of people out there. People who love Cormac McCarthy and people who think he's a blasphemer of the holy book of grammar and punctuation. Count me squarely in the first group. He's a gifted storyteller, and a master wordsmith and stylist.
This book is based around themes I care very little about. I'm not into westerns, I've never owned a pair of cowboy boots, I don't know anything about horses, I'm not particularly enamored with the old west or cowboy culture. Nevertheless, from the second I opened the first page I was swallowed whole.
All the pretty horses is a love story. A love story between John Crady Gole and his horse--or maybe more precisely horses. There's a girl in there too, and the girl gets him in trouble and lots of horrible things happen, and alas, he and the girl are not to be. But that's okay, because it's not really a story about her. It's about the horses. And it is beautiful.
This book is based around themes I care very little about. I'm not into westerns, I've never owned a pair of cowboy boots, I don't know anything about horses, I'm not particularly enamored with the old west or cowboy culture. Nevertheless, from the second I opened the first page I was swallowed whole.
All the pretty horses is a love story. A love story between John Crady Gole and his horse--or maybe more precisely horses. There's a girl in there too, and the girl gets him in trouble and lots of horrible things happen, and alas, he and the girl are not to be. But that's okay, because it's not really a story about her. It's about the horses. And it is beautiful.
maxworker's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
moggy_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
nancyinoregon's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to the audio version with Frank Mueller narrating. This is my second McCarthy book, and I am mesmerized by his prose. It's a great story of two rural kids with an uncertain past looking for work or at least opportunities in Mexico. They run into another kid with a shadier past who has probably stolen his horse, and a lot of the plot develops from that chance meeting.
andersoncouncil65's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
doglady_reads's review against another edition
Author has clearly never heard of a comma. Text too clunky to power throughÂ
drinn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0