Cormac McCarthy - All the Pretty Horses: Movie Tie-in Edition

Pros: a good story beautifully told

Cons: deeper characterization desired

Review: I first read ALL THE PRETTY HORSES several years ago. The next thing I did was read it again. McCarthy's language stuns. He is thoroughly original in his presentation, in his voice, in his truths. I have since read other works by him, and his talent...

Pros: powerful prose in a simple coming-of-age tale

Cons: some passages may require translation

Review: I love stories of the American West, particularly those with stoic, rugged characters such as in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. John Grady Cole, protagonist in All the Pretty Horses, is pretty much a descendant of such characters. A 16-year-old...

Pros: a beautiful western set in Mexico

Cons: some spanish translating is needed

The Bottom Line: I enjoyed the story and recommend it to anyone who likes westerns.

Review: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy is a western set in 1940's Texas and Mexico. His descriptions of the land and people are incredibly detailed and it feels like you are there with John Grady through his experiences and adventures. The reader...

Pros: The story!!

Cons: The writing style.

Review: I finished reading All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy a couple of
days ago. I've got good news, and I've got bad news. But maybe the
bad news is merely irritating.

All The Pretty Horses is as magnificent as Lonesome Dove, and...

Pros: More than a Western

Cons: But written as a Western

Review: To say a book transcends a genre is to belittle it, as though to say that a book that does not transcend that genre is a poor effort. Mysteries and science fiction "yarns" are sometimes said to transcend their genres. Westerns that do so are nearly...