All the Pretty Horses

I usually don't write reviews for books on here because I hate to give anyone a preconceived notion about any work of art. This is my first Cormac McCarthy book, so I don't know how the others add up, but this is one of the most well written pieces of literature that I have encountered that was created within my lifetime. Beautiful descriptions, not overly reliant on a love story, a...more

I usually don't write reviews for books on here because I hate to give anyone a preconceived notion about any work of art. This is my first Cormac McCarthy book, so I don't know how the others add up, but this is one of the most well written pieces of literature that I have encountered that was created within my lifetime. Beautiful descriptions, not overly reliant on a love story, a modern work about a place stuck in the past.   hide

Just read the ending for a second time! This is a brilliant piece of work capturing the WEST, the Horsemanship, the American landscape of our southwest as well as parts of Mexico (which really is American in flavor)~ don't give up on his long parapgraphs and what seems like run on sentences that are crafty and matching the subject in length..... Ok, I'm almost done, so slow since...more

Just read the ending for a second time! This is a brilliant piece of work capturing the WEST, the Horsemanship, the American landscape of our southwest as well as parts of Mexico (which really is American in flavor)~ don't give up on his long parapgraphs and what seems like run on sentences that are crafty and matching the subject in length..... Ok, I'm almost done, so slow since I re read and try to get the words between the lines! He is the most subtle and deep writer I have ever read, brilliant. The two fav lines so far are short and sweet, whereas the long stuff is nice, but taxing. I would give him an award for these profound fourth section comments while talking with the aunt: "Virgins, bulls, men. Ultimately God himself" is by far the summary of the entire book, Mexican culture, and cowboy stigma. Never thought something would be better than Lonesome Dove's repetition of the 'poke' by Robert Duval in the movie, but this is the winner!   hide

Faulkner-like evocation of time and place. Brilliant.

The second best American novel of the 20th century (after Grapes of Wrath)!

I loved it. I fell in love with John Grady. I will read The Crossing, 2nd in the trilogy.

Aptly captured a little Americana for the future.

I haven't seen the movie, but this book is pretty good, although I wish I spoke/read Spanish.

One book I had 2 read for school... It wasnt like the last one it was good.. I enjoyed it now were watching hte movie

To be frank, every problem I had with this was caused by my just having read The Road prior. There are so many similarities between the two, small fleeting, but very real, that I can't help but compare them. There is something doggedly old-fashioned about this that the best McCarthy I've read doesn't get hung up on.