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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Book 1)

All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Book 1)

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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Book 1)

by McCarthy, Cormac

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ISBN 10
0679744398
ISBN 13
9780679744399
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UsedAcceptable. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Synopsis

Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. He has also written plays and screenplays. This novel, All The Pretty Horses , won the National Book Award in 1992. The story reads like a Western novel, but is set in 1949 and revolves around the life of a 16-year old Texan named John Grady Cole. After his parent’s marriage ends, he finds himself at the end of a long line of ranchers, without a family ranch to work. So he sets out for Mexico on horseback with two companions. By turns both comic and tragic, the elaborate character development and McCarthy’s superb descriptive style make this book a rare treat. All the Pretty Horses is the first volume in the Border Trilogy . The other two volumes are The Crossing and Cities of the Plain .

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On Feb 15 2021, a reader said:
I love this book. The story is gripping and evokes all kinds of emotions. The chacters are so well developed you feel like you know them personally. Descriptions of the land they travel through bring to mind the dry and breathless heat of the desert. The action scenes come to life before your mind's eye. It is superb.
On May 18 2011, For2itous said:
McCarthy does have a vivid descriptive style but the plot is predictable. Where did he get the title? Got so tired of the characters lighting up a cigaret.Don't quite understand why it got the National Book Award.
On Jul 7 2007, Fict said:
A great book, but not McCarthy's best, by a long shot.

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Bookseller
Blue Vase Books LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Book 1)
Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Book Condition
UsedAcceptable
Quantity Available
4
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0679744398
ISBN 13
9780679744399
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Place of Publication
New York, New York, U.s.a.
This edition first published
1993-06-29

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