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No Country for Old Men

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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About this listen

 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 Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Money Scary Emotionally Gripping Classics

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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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Amazingly well read, and despite the violence and the blood spilt in the pursuit of dirty money made from drug traficking explicit to the story I see a metaphor for the violence of the history of USA. It rolls over the lives of people which are decimated when they are touched by those whose greed and desire for this dirty money casts the long shadow. Cormac McCarthy uses the men within the story to convey a message deliberate or otherwise to the present and future generations if they will hear. I had to listen twice to the last section of the book and I am likely to go back again.

film success maybe, listen carefully!

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I have become addicted to audiobooks over the years. Most have been good, others adequate, but few like this book excellent. The story has a brilliant plot with twists and turns, the characters are believable and the narration is second to none.

Highly recommended, so much so that will I have to watch the film now and have downloaded another book written by Cormac McCarthy.

First time author for me

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Really nice flow to this novel, with a perfect narrator who eases you through at a nice pace.

I was hoping the book would tie a couple of loose ends in my head from the movie but, it didn't, which isn't a bad thing I suppose.

Excellent piece of work.

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A beautiful meditative exploration of one man's existential crisis set against a background of drug war savagery and the struggle between good and evil.

Cormac McCarthy at the top of his game

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The narration really makes this an exceptional listen. I often find American narration abrasive, but not this. Each character's voice is distinct and convincing. The gentle Southern drawl of Sheriff Bell and Llewelyn Moss, the quiet menace of Chigurh and the depiction of the female characters is brilliant. And the story too

Loved the film, love the book: a rarity..

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