More enjoyable than the movie as you are actually doing something while you are reading. Provides a bit more details than the movie but not much. Synchronizing with the cadence of the author was difficult for the first third of the book. ( )

Interesting read but not quite as good as The Road. ( )

A little like in cold blood except not true ( )

This is a dry, haunting piece, the voice of each character short and foreboding. McCarthy has a knack for dialect, and it is impossible not to hear these people in your head. With an abundance of murder and violence, there are very few gory details to disgust the reader. The killings are described matter of factly, and go as quickly as they have come. This novel is like a flat, dusty desert at night--every shadow shelters death, but there is no choice but to keep stumbling forward, hoping that things won't end up the way they're destined to. ( )

I saw the Coen brothers cinematic interpetation of this books a few months ago, and have been wanting to read it ever since. The movie was really good, and followed the book very closely. This book kept me on the edge of mye seat, despite the fact that I knew what was going to happen. Llewlyn's desperate flight and Chigurh's endlessly determinded pursuit makes for a very exciting and nerveracking read. Chigurh is a very interesting character; his gruesome, cold and calculating nature is oddly intriguing and fascinating. I loved the relationship between Llewlyn and Sue Ellen; their interaction and conversations was heartwarming.

A quick, exciting and enjoyable read! ( )