No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

305 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

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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Moods

dark 90%
tense 80%
adventurous 33%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
challenging 28%
sad 23%
emotional 12%
funny 4%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 32%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.98

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