Vasectomyfan53’s Reviews > No Country for Old Men > Status Update

Huh? First time I’ve been confused about a line in this book but I refuse to look it up

Everything that Wells had ever known or thought or loved drained slowly down the wall behind him. Damn. Little one-off lines both spoken and narrated in this scene make it very clear he was going to die and he knew it too, incredibly grim little conversation that could have meant absolutely nothing

Quick little one chapter session. The sheriff is too pure for this kind of violence, he just wants to be a loving husband. Definitely a strong overarching theme of greed leading to ruin here, both for the innocent and the ones partaking. Interesting stuff

Starting to think Anton is sort of representative of the consequences of moral corruption rather than someone with any sort of stake in the money situation. Scenes of violence are described in such a grisly fashion with the gunfight seeming more like a traumatic event than a cool action packed sequence.

I wish I could annotate the library copy. The coin toss at the gas station needs to marinate for a while. I love the foreboding atmosphere in the cops realizing they’re dealing with a maniac they don’t have the means to deal with on a spiritual and emotional level

Extremely compelling opening. Scenes of violence described so viscerally that my stomach turns reading them. Ive seen the movie so it’s gonna be hard to not try and compare it to this the entire time im reading. Interesting style of writing that’s gonna take a minute to get used to.