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No Country for Old Men

Written by: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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 Cormac McCarthy, best-selling author of National Book Award winner All the Pretty Horses, delivers his first new novel in seven years. Written in muscular prose, No Country for Old Men is a powerful tale of the West that moves at a blistering pace.

Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas-Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million dollars in cash. He takes off with the money, and the hunter becomes the haunted. A drug cartel hires a former Special Forces agent to track down the loot, and a ruthless killer joins the chase as well. Also looking for Moss is the aging Sheriff Bell, a World War II veteran who may be Moss' only hope for survival.

Raw and lean, No Country for Old Men is another masterpiece from one of America's acclaimed novelists.

©2005 Cormac McCarthy (P)2005 Recorded Books, LCC Action & Adventure Action Thrillers Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Sagas Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Westerns

Critic Reviews

"No Country for Old Men gets off to a riveting start as a sort of new wave, hard-boiled Western....Harrowing, propulsive drama." (The New York Times)
"A mesmerizing modern-day western....While the action of the novel thrills, it's the sensitivity and wisdom of Sheriff Bell that makes the book a profound meditation on the battle between good and evil and the roles choice and chance play in the shaping of a life." (Publishers Weekly)
"Shades of Dostoyevsky, Hemingway, and Faulkner resonate in McCarthy's blend of lyrical narrative, staccato dialogue, and action-packed scenes splattered with bullets and blood. McCarthy fans will revel in the author's renderings of the raw landscapes of Mexico and the Southwest and the precarious souls scattered along the border that separates the two." (Booklist)
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This is my first Cormac McCarthy book and it wasn't anything as I expected. Despite being a thriller it deals with a wide range of subjects and makes you reflect upon yourself and this world in general. So vivid was McCarthy's description that it felt like almost watching a movie. Crispy writing narrated with a superb accent, this book was a treat. Loved it

Excellent narration for an evocative writing

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"You know it's about a character confronting an arbitrary, violent, brutal world and you know you have to see that, you see it in the story as its written and you see it in the movie... in order to understand anything about what the characters are about, what they're confronting and what they're trying to make sense of"

Joel Coen
19:30 Charlie Rose Interview No Country for old men

2 texans confront an arbitrary & brutal world

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Having just listened to The Road and Blood Meridian by the same author, I felt that there was something missing - the descriptions of places, characters, situations lacked that special Cormac MaCarthy sauce.

Good but...

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Simply an amazing thriller. A modern Western. I just listened to it continuously from start to finish, it was that addictive.

Simply an amazing thriller. A modern Western

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When I read an essay by Cormac McCarthy, I knew this book would be better than the movie, although the movie is one of the best ones you could ever watch. I was right. The movie is gold, but the book is a pot of gold.

So glad I listened

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Brilliant Book, Awesome Narration … the narration brings everything to life … feast for your ears :) absolutely recommend this book and narration

Brilliant Book, Awesome Narration

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cormac McCarthy the way he write story is different level, a way he creates conversation, dialogues everything is on point, also narrator done amazing work, must read

must read

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Story and narration is great, just can’t stop listening until you finish. Enjoyed more than the movie.

Proper thriller

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i couldnt grasp even 5 % of entire story, just kept listening until i finished, it was boring for me, may be i am not interested in thriller stories or it was the american texas accent that turned my attention off.

my review is subjective, you shouldn't consider it

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