Nr. 6 in Thriller
No Country for Old Men
- 324
- Pagina’s
- ongeveer 6 u
- Leestijd
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Over het boek
No Country for Old Men is a 2005 novel by American author Cormac McCarthy, who had originally written the story as a screenplay. The story occurs in the vicinity of the Mexico–United States border in 1980 and concerns an illegal drug deal gone wrong in the Texas desert back country. Owing to its origins as a screenplay, the novel has a simple writing style that differs from McCarthy's earlier novels. The book was adapted by the Coen brothers into a 2007 film of the same name, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Waar de score vandaan komt
De bronnen komen gemiddeld uit op 8,3 over 644 beoordelingen — nog niet veel, dus de stem van de lezers weegt voor 78% mee en de rest trekt richting het Thriller-gemiddelde van 7,5. Zo komt 8,1 tot stand.
| Bron | Gemiddelde | Beoordelingen | Gewicht |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8,2 | 37 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8,3 | 607 | 94% |
Stemmen van lezers
De populairste recensies op Hardcover (met naamsvermelding van de auteurs).
“I started reading this book about 9:30 this morning. Intended to take an hour, ended up finally finishing it around 12:05. I feel like crying. I just want to sit for the rest of the day and not do or say or think anything, but just cry a little. It's a feeling like you've been punched in the chest for no good reason except that you believed the world was an okay place but it's really not, and I could say a bunch of self-indulgent pretentious things here, but what good would it do? I mean, I like reading things that make me feel, but I think I got a bit more than I bargained for here. And it…”
“I read this book over a 3 days period while sat at the pool on holiday, McCarthy is very clever in how he sets up the scenes as he refuses to give you the endings you want, and example of this is how we see a moral side of Moss finally open up to the girl. Usually, you’d expect a final dramatic showdown, instead we learn of the brutal death of the two through the eye of Bell, which removes all senses of personality from Moss, who until this point was the main antagonist. This scene hits harder as this is where Moss became less of “the man with the money” and more a real person with morals, …”
Veelgestelde vragen
Hoe wordt No Country for Old Men beoordeeld?
8,1 van 10, op basis van 644 lezersbeoordelingen uit 2 onafhankelijke bronnen.
Is No Country for Old Men de moeite waard?
Lezers geven 8,1/10 op basis van 644 beoordelingen, vóór 97 % van de plank Thriller.
Hoe lang doe je over “No Country for Old Men”?
Ongeveer 6 uur in een gemiddeld tempo — 324 bladzijden.
Waar staat No Country for Old Men in de ranglijst?
Op plaats 6 in Thriller in de huidige momentopname.
Hoe lang is No Country for Old Men?
Het telt 324 pagina’s — korter dan 80% van de gerangschikte boeken in Thriller.
Als dit je beviel
Dezelfde plank — Thriller — met scores tussen 8,0 en 8,3, het dichtst bij dit boek.
