Rating: 5/5
Review:
Brilliant
No Country For Old Men is as good as everyone says it is. Thoughtful
gripping and superbly written, it’s among the best I’ve read for
some time.
It’s an account of
a drug deal gone wrong on the US-Mexico border, a young man happening
on the aftermath and stealing the money and his relentless, merciless
pursuit by a psychopathic, conscienceless hit man. On the side of
the law is the ageing Sheriff Bell who is a wonderful creation;
moral, somewhat taciturn, not highly educated but very shrewd and
intelligent, each chapter begins with some of his internal monologues
and ruminations on things which are quite brilliant, I think. A
gripping story with real moral content and a superb, understated
comparison of these two contrasting characters made this a real
saboteur of a book for me, disrupting plans and sleep as I had to
read just a little more…
There has been so
much written about this book by others that this review is probably
redundant, but if you do happen across it I would urge you very
strongly to read the book. It’s quite outstanding.
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