No Country for Old Men

I didn't see the movie. I read the book. Here's your warning: this blog is a spoiler for the story, so if you plan on seeing the movie, take a pass on this posting.

I finished No Country for Old Men with mixed feelings. Admittedly I found the story riveting, after all I could hardly put the book down once I had started it. Call me soft, though, I don't like when the bad guy wins.



It is fast paced with a riveting story line. The language is simple and boiled down to the basics. There are no flowery descriptions of peoples feelings or dramatic landscapes. Given that most scenes carry a fair amount of blood, this is a good thing. Characters aren't very deep or well developed, or maybe they just don't live long enough to get developed. It's a perfect story for a Coen brothers movie.



One more thing...the book would be easier to read if the dialog was surrounded by quotes. I don't see why a basic grammar rule would be flat out neglected.