No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

8 hours 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, 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 ol...

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Community Reviews Summary of 6,612 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 80%
mysterious 34%
reflective 34%
adventurous 33%
challenging 28%
sad 24%
emotional 13%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 31%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 36% | 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: 55% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.98

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