No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

322 pages first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction crime thriller dark tense medium-paced

Description

In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, the 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, Llewe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,333 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
tense 80%
reflective 35%
adventurous 31%
mysterious 30%
challenging 26%
sad 23%
emotional 12%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 32%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Plot: 28% | Character: 24%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.0

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