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No Country for Old Men

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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Publisher's summary

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

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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Great Audiobook

The story is great and the narrator absolutely nails it! Enjoyed it just as much, if not more than the movie.

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Super well narrated

Great reader . Used different voices for everyone it was good. Five more words are required.

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one of the great American novels.

you will not be dissatisfied by this American classic. a great listen and re listen.

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Beautiful prose

You like Western novels you will love this book.. If you don't like Western novels you will still love this book man let's book. masterfully written. Fully drawn characters. A story for the ages.

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A modern master

Cormac McCarthy is one of the best writers around. One of the few who's words translate from the page to the spoken voice to the movie screen without losing impact. In some ways the spoken word lends impact. I highly suggest this reading of No Country. It is worth a revisit as well. It certainly retains replay value as well as a re-read of the text.

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Great story and reading!

Just well voiced and it really brought the story to life! 5 stars! Buy it!

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Love it

This was a amazing book and i enjoyed it
And it was close to the movie

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I've always loved this book and movie

They need to get another man to narrate this because this one isn't good.

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The place we don’t belong to

It doesn’t have to be in the drug trade business that people lose their values and everything, if dignity counts as life does.

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Glad I saw the movie first

I’ve seen the film several times. Always amazed at the quality of the acting, the scenery, the story, and the haunting themes. I love the movie. As is usually the case, the book is better. Set over 40 years ago, the themes are the same as today. We’re learning no lessons from the past.

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