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Title: Between violence and reflection.
Review: McCarthy's new novel seems to be doing a balancing act, and one that it successfully completes. In NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, Mcarthy's balancing act is between BLOOD MERIDAN of an earlier time and ALL THE PRETTY HORSES. NO COUNTRY is an extremely violent and brutal story, but the bloody climax comes with nearly 10% of the novel still unread. What makes this novel a gem of a tightrope walking job is that after delivering the thrills, McCarthy seems to see his main task to be on reflection of the nature of the violence. All the blood shed being long over, the author finishes up with a touching farewell. This is really finely crafted reflection on American culture. One that never sounds preachy and packs a wollop taboot.
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