Pros: Story, characters, setting, strength of style... Cons: ...But that style is too easy, and sometimes dubious.
After reading Cormac McCarthy's stellar T
he
Road, I immediately felt pressed to pick up the older and more popular All the Pretty Horses. Some might label the author's non-grammatical method as pretentious, but ...
Pros: Incredible descriptions and complex emotions Cons: Difficult reading because of McCarthy's style
All the Pretty Horses, the first book in Cormac McCarthy's The Border Trilogy, is the kind of book that pushes beyond the boundary of genre. Here, McCarthy sets up a typical western plot. John Grady, a youth, and his friend Blevins ride into Mexico to...
Pros: beautiful, poetic writing Cons: ends too quickly
Here's another of my genre book reviews! I must note that I loved this book. If my analysis of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES suggests to you that I think the book failed, then I'm sorry. All I'm saying is that the book failed as a western; it succeeds most...
Pros: powerful prose in a simple coming-of-age tale Cons: some passages may require translation
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 Texan,...
Pros: Amazing prose, stories and characters Cons: Unusual prose may not be for everyone
When I think of Westerns, I think of John Wayne and maybe Clint Eastwood. I think of hokey films where the only women are prostitutes and the only men who do good are big white guys with strong jaws. It might be a generational thing, but I've never much...
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,...
Pros: An excellent story Cons: Mr. McCarthy, please consider using more commas in the future. Do it for your readers!
I liked this story very much. I felt a great deal of sympathy for the main character, John Grady Cole, and his companion, Lacey Rawlins. I thought the plot was well done and not unbelievable, and its epic-like structure adds a lot to John Grady's...
Pros: writing writing writing Cons: possibly difficult to read (if you're looking for an excuse to not read it)
Cormac McCarthy writes likes he doesn't care if you ever read one of his books. Many authors, even the good ones at times, are guilty of pandering to an audience or trying a bit too hard to please others outside of themselves. From the very...
Pros: More than a Western Cons: But written as a Western
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...
Pros: Beautifully written western/adventure yarn, with some romance thrown in for the girls. Cons: none that I can think of.
All The Pretty Horses is not so much a western novel as a coming of age novel. It is a road story a love story and a tale of friendship and McCarthy has in one book combined Huckleberry Finn, Romeo and Julliet, and the best of Jack London.
Pros: a beautiful western set in Mexico Cons: some spanish translating is needed
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 gets...
I think that all western movies are great for the kids and the whole family! There is something about them that make the movies so great and makes you want to watch them over and over. Now days it seems that everyone has lost touch with the western...
Pros: a good story beautifully told Cons: deeper characterization desired
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: Captivating story, Mastery of language. Cons: No punctuation can be annoying.
Cormac McCarthy pays homage to the American greats with his drawn out sentences and highly sensory descriptions. He also refuses to use any sort of punctuation, a choice that is rather troublesome during long conversations, but overall compliments the...
In highly evocative prose that puts the reader firmly in the saddle, the National Book Award-winning novel All the Pretty Horses -- the first and most...More at Barnes & Noble.com
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