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No Country for Old Men

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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 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.

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Critic Reviews

"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)
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The reading is superb - well done. The book is gripping and beautifully written. It poses some fundamental questions about America - many of them asked by the ageing sherif at the heart of the story. The writing itself exemplifies some of these problems, not least an infatuation with extreme violence and the guns that perpetrate it. Very strong sense of melancholy at the end of the book as the sheriff retires and America goes to hell in a hand basket.

Excellent reading of a superb book.

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I have been readingp since early childhood. I was raised by devoted teachers.
My vision is failingp at 77 so I have to rely on others. The Audible reader of Cormac's text is very exceptional. And the book itself is ap journey through life itself. Melville himself constantly comes to mind - and then some . . .

no country for ANY person . . .

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Really enjoyed this - narration was perfect too. Film was very true to the novel.

Chilling - even when you've seen the film

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Best I've listened to. I knew the story was good. The performance was outstanding. Brilliant

Awesome

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I've listened to this 3 times. Far better than the movie of course.
Chigurgr is terrifying. Enjoy.

Good vs Evil

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Best story ever. I listen to this at night and the horror and the relentless of his chase is heartbeatingly enthralling. Best audiobook ever. Highly recommend

Brilliant story. I really love this rendition and narration. I highly recommend this to anyone. I’ve listened to this many times

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The best narrator I have heard. It's a great story but the way Tom reads it really takes it to the next level

Great story, amazing narrator

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I really like the movie of this book. But, as it is in most cases, a movie can't tell the full story of the book. Listen to it or read it, it doesn't matter, I understand now what No Country For Old Men means and it's one of the saddest things I have learned in my life.

One of the best stories ever

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Cormac McCarthy is a wonderful storyteller and Tom Stechschulte's narration really brought the characters alive.

What a great book!

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He wrote a great book and another and another and another then he said to hell with punctuation then he wrote another then he headed on down the highway

Magnificent.

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