Mostly I suppose just to try and figure out what might be headed this way.” (Photo: Miramax) Overall, No Country For Old Men is a thrilling Texas noir crime thriller that will keep audiophiles riveted.“I read the papers ever mornin. He really brings McCarthy’s terse prose and vivid descriptions to life with his husky, Texas-twanged accent. The narration by Tom Stechschulte (he also narrated The Road) is incredible. The audio production is absolutely stunning everything is crisp and clean, creating a quality listening experience.

For a good chunk of the story, it’s basically Moss on the run from Chigurh, who is followed by Bell. The polar opposite to Chigurh is WWII vet Sheriff Bell, weary and contemplative on what the world has become today. He is a ruthless, non-stop killing machine who has his mind set on tracking down Moss and collecting the money.

His character is crystal clear: pure psychopath. He takes the suitcase filled with cash and flees the scene, knowing that it’s a huge mistake, and goes from hunter to hunted in the blink of an eye.Įnter into the fray one Anton Chigurh. There are many bodies ( human and canine) strewn about the scene, but Moss not only finds dead bodies: he also discovers a load of heroin and two million dollars in a case, and one last man barely clinging to life. While hunting for antelope, Vietnam vet Llewelyn Moss comes across the aftermath of a drug deal gone bad. But this is the audio version, and the hindrance of the quotations is gone, creating a more fluid narrative to follow. Yes, the book is a bit of a tricky reading exercise with the unconventional way the story is displayed there are no quotation marks to designate dialogue.

If you are aware of McCarthy’s previous work, you’ve either fallen in love with his style or been put off by it either way its something that sparks conversation about the work. No Country for Old Men - unabridged CD audiobook - book reviewįrom the author of All The Pretty Horses and most recently The Road comes another literary gem in No Country For Old Men.

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