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All the Pretty Horses
- The Border Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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Publisher's Summary
John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend, Lacey Rawlins.
Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilised.... A place where dreams are paid for in blood.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-2024
Unique style of writing
Great adventure story with a unique style of writing. Subtly contrasted the two main characters in the book and not all at once.
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- Thomas
- 19-03-2019
Profound and poetic.
Cormac McCarthy writes with passion and uses language which is deeply poetic. This is a beautiful novel.
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- Robert Stockton
- 01-12-2018
Exquisite.
I devoured this book, loving every aspect of it. From the sumptous and generous writing to the excellent narration.
So much of the books themes, locals and history was totally alien to me, so it was an incredible and oft heart-rendering experience that I will treasure.
The moods and relationships and landscapes are masterfully echoed in the authors language and will be a solemn delight to any lover of good fiction, I reckon.
It should be noted that due attention is given to the equine world, and the relationships between human and horse are as deeply considered as any other relationship explored in the book. So, if you lilove horses and reading, this is a must!
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- Daryl
- 11-01-2023
Aesthetically beautiful, enrapturing
A beautifully written novel delivered very well. When someone writes as literally as McCarthy it needs, in my view, an American accent. I am dying to get to the second in this trilogy.
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- ST
- 21-05-2021
This book made me a fan
All the Pretty Horses is a masterpiece. It totally sold me on McCarthy and I've enjoyed several of his books since. It tells the tale of two Texas cowboys and their coming of age journey into Mexico. McCarthy injects this somewhat simple setting with great power and majesty. It's not a perfect book and sections of it do drag a little, but overall the story will leave you with something to chew on once you're done reading.
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- MD
- 21-06-2023
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A saga of love, tragedy, loss, rejection and honour. The style is signature McCarthy, spare and elegant. A masterpiece, brilliantly narrated.
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- Daniel Jordan
- 15-09-2024
Timeless story telling
I am a self confessed fan of McCarthy, but I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. He has such patience as a story teller and I was amazed how powerful the fraternity between the two men could be expressed through stoic dialogue. McCarthy's women characters continue to impress me with their intelligence and pragmatism.
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- Helen Esdaile
- 15-04-2018
Outstanding
I don’t have the skill to write a review deserving of this book.
Extraordinary, heartbreaking, brutal and raw.
I am forever changed.
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- David
- 14-11-2022
a book that will keep you home from work
always a good read, hard to find a bad book in the collection. best trilogy ever written
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-2023
Better late than never
Finally got to listen to this evocative postwar tale of discovery, love and jeopardy in the border lands of the US and Mexico. Beautifully narrated. Close your eyes (if you can) saddle up and immerse your self in MacCarthy’s brilliance. You won’t be disappointed.
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