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Summary: The Typical Western Drama
Review: ALL THE PRETTY HORSES has all the conventions of the classic cowboy tales: tortillas, Texas, jail, unrequited love, fights to the death, Mexico, sidekicks, and of course a horseback ride off into the sunset. The book actually reads like a screenplay. I could see the panorama of Texas as I read certain passages. The book is quasi-bilingual: some characters speak Spanish, but the majority of the book is in English. I recommend this book to everyone who loves Westerns.
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Summary: A triumph in the tradition of Faulkner
Review: Elegiac, frightening, and at times rarely beautiful, this National Book Award-winning novel is Faulknerian in its style while rooted in the tradition of the great Western.McCarthy's biggest triumphs here are his remarkable descriptions of the barren Mexican landscape - a kaleidoscope of color, lights, and shadows. Part III, which takes place in a Mexican prison, is also particularly gripping. It takes a few pages to get into the flow of the characters and plot. It also doesn't help that McCarthy doesn't use quotation marks to separate dialogue from prose, but once you become acclimated to his writing style, this ceases to be a distraction or a source of confusion. My only real criticism is that I found the 4th part a little ponderous and perhaps a little too bogged down in description. While my attention didn't flag, I found myself wishing the author would just get on with it. But the ending is truly moving and the overall reading experience is one you are not likely to forget any time soon. Now let's see how the movie turns out.
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Summary: Great read...
Review: Although it started a little slow, I was so happy w/it when I was finished. This book has everything, guns, action, horses, adventure, and a great love story. I only hope that I can fall as hard for a woman one day. I am going to try and get everyone I know to read this one.
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Summary: Idyllic , descriptive & adventurous
Review: All the Pretty Horses is a book about a boy named John Grady who sets off for Mexico with his friend. Along the way they endure many hardships that change their perspective on life. When John Grady falls in love he learns how oppressive social classes can be. McCarthy's use of imagery provokes such beautiful images in the readers mind. His style conveys the heartache and struggle for survival that surges through John Grady at times. We highly recommend that you read this book!! We had to read it for an English class and everyone loved it!!!
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Summary: Wow.
Review: This book was assigned reading in an English course I took about a year ago. It blew my mind. The writing style is very simplistic, even more so than Hemmingway, in that there is very little punctuation. There are no quotations, but they really aren't needed. Once the main character, John Grady Cole, finds his way to Mexico, there is some Spanish, but it isn't neccessary to know the language, as there is no exposition in it and a decent explanation is given soon after. It also helps to make you feel a stranger in this land, as Cole is. What is tragic is that Miramax has cut the original four hour film translation of this masterpiece down to a piddling hour-forty-five. Read this. You won't regret it.
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Summary: a truly great living author
Review: Cormac Mccarthy is truly probably the greatest living author alive today. I have read all of his books at least twice. I never get tired of him. All the Pretty Horses was my initiation into his canon. It will stand as a great work for years to come. His writing is lyrical and beautiful. I would suggest All the Pretty Horses to anyone who wants to get lost in a book. McCarthy builds a world for you to get lost in. The whole Border Trilogy is worth reading.
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Summary: Zzzzzzzzz...
Review: I read up to seven novels a month, classical and modern literature alike. This novel is probably one of the most disengaging books I have ever read. Not only did I not finish the book, I had a extremely hard time keeping my mind on the story. I give it three stars because it was beautifully worded and it was very desriptive. As far as a plot goes, there was none.
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Summary: beautiful words, great story
Review: I read this book on the recommendation of an old friend and had difficulty putting it down. The descriptions of Mexico and horses were beautiful. The plot was engaging and the characters, John Grady Cole in particular, were like old friends by the end of the book. The story was an exciting and suspenseful page turner. From the standpont of pure enjoyment, I can't imagine anyone not liking this book. I liked it so much I went right out and bought The Crossing.
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Summary: What can you say after wow?
Review: I picked up this book, and started reading. An hour later I realized that this book kicks a hell of a lot of ass. Cormac McCarthy is The Man(tm) when it comes to modern fiction. Read this book, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Simply Poetry
Review: I am in the middle of my third reading of this book. McCarthy is incredible, and "All the Pretty Horses" is one of his best texts to date. My favorite aspect of owning this book is the ability to pick it up at any time--open to any page--an just start reading. The text reads like poetry and will put you in another place all together!
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