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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The scariest thing I've read, and it rings true. Wow. ( ) Been thinking a lot about this screenplay since I finished it. I love the scenarios McCarthy has envisioned, but there are things, and characters, that do not come together for me. I will not elaborate due to spoilers, but too much is left unexplained and disconnected for me to recommend this book to anyone. Again, 3 stars for McCarthy storytelling, but not cohesive enough for more than that. Thinking watching the movie won't help, but I will try, because well damn, it's by Cormac McCarthy. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: On the eve of becoming a married man, the Counselor makes a risky entree into the drug tradeâ?? and gambles that the consequences won' t catch up to him. Along the gritty terrain of the Texas- Mexico border, a respected and recently engaged lawyer throws his stakes into a cocaine trade worth millions. His hope is that it will be a one-time deal and that, afterward, he can settle into life with his beloved fiancée. But instead, the Counselor finds himself mired in a brutal and dangerous gameâ?? one that threatens to destroy everything and everyone he loves. Deft, shocking, and unforgettable, McCarthy is at his finest in this gripping tale about risk, consequence, and the treacherous balance between the t No library descriptions found. |
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