Llewlyn Moss, hunting antelope near the Rio Grande, stumbles upon a transaction gone horribly wrong. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice leave the scene as he found it, or cut the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything. And so begins a terrifying chain of events, in which each participant seems determined to answer the question that one asks another: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?""No Country for Old Men" is ...
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Llewlyn Moss, hunting antelope near the Rio Grande, stumbles upon a transaction gone horribly wrong. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice leave the scene as he found it, or cut the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything. And so begins a terrifying chain of events, in which each participant seems determined to answer the question that one asks another: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?""No Country for Old Men" is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel" - Robert Edric, "Spectator". ""No Country for Old Men" is a severed head and shoulders over anything else written in America this year" - "Independent on Sunday". "A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue, perfect for a lazy Sunday" - Sarah Emily Miano, "The Times". "[An] utterly absorbing, chilling tale...One of the most sinister characters in modern American fiction" - "Herald". "A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral degradation of the legendary American West" - Lionel Shriver, "Financial Times".
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Add this copy of No Country for Old Men to cart. $984.95, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Vintage, 2006.
Cormac McCarthy has the most interesting style I have ever read. it flows easily but you must pay attention to the many characters. Really hard to put down
bdx3
Aug 11, 2011
Can't Stop Reading
Very weird. I keep telling myself I don't like it but I can't stop reading it. What's going to happen next?
Ian H
Jan 13, 2011
No Country for Old Men
Excellent copy and good service. Classic book / film
scout477
Feb 19, 2010
A tale of desperation
A easily read, descriptive as in the style of the authors other books
SaltySam
Jan 14, 2010
Much better than the movie!
The philosophical insights of the sheriff, which were used so sporadically in the movie that they seemed to be digressions, add depth to the unutterable violence that takes place. A must read.
