No Country for Old Men

De: Cormac McCarthy

Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte

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

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

Amazing story

I read/listened to the book after watching the movie. As it usually happens, the book was amazing. It contained details absent from the movie. Also, I a firm believer in the fact that a narrator can make or break a book. Tom Stechschulte did a great job with the story and the characters. Bravo all around!

worth reading even after movie

What made the experience of listening to No Country for Old Men the most enjoyable?

The narrative skills of the author are excellent. I had seen the movie a few years ago, and I thought perhaps the book wouldn't be as exciting as the movie, but I was mistaken, the book is another experience altogether.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

I knew the plot from the movie, but more than the plot what kept me hooked was the ability of the narrator to tell the story, to create characters, dialogue that are interesting to imagine and experience.

Which character – as performed by Tom Stechschulte – was your favorite?

Chigurh no doubt is a very strong character. He comes across as a real being, a very strange fellow, but very credible. Ed Tom, the Sheriff, who is the narrator of the book is also very interesting since it is through his point of view that we experience the action.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I don't think it is the kind of books which makes one cry or laugh. Yes, at the end there is some reflexion on evil and wars and the difficulties of life; all these things can sort of get you into a melancholic mood, but all of it very much part of the deal; one knows these sort of things are on the writers mind, specially if one has read other of his books, or seen the films.

Any additional comments?

I was hooked from the first paragraph to the last. I don't recall ever being bored throughout the narration. If anything, I had wished the book to be longer.

Gets better every chapter

The 7th and final chapter was fantastic. Few writers could have captured such a deep well of human emotion. The view of humanity here is raw and unapologetically honest from the character Bell. I can feel his helplessness in the world, see his expectation of virtue, relate to his confessions of inadequacy, and rejoice in his heartfelt reflections of love and beauty and righteous anger.

One of the very best narrations

Great writing. McCarthy knows these characters and their voices inside out. Add a great story and one of the very best narrations I've ever heard, and this is a must-listen.

Pure Texas

I'm a big fan of Cormac McCarthy and his rich story telling. His settings in Texas ring true to my experiences and memories. And the narration here is superb. The written word and expressions used are pure to the common dialogue of the good old boys in Texas.

The outlook and acceptance of circumstances are so spot on to the mentality and culture of the people that scrabble an existence in the hot and dry and dangerous environment of Texas.

There are seeds of brilliance and depth of thought cloaked in the common sense and unpretentious language and cadence. This is not the King's English, but who needs it when the good people of Texas are just as smart but express themselves simply.