tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post7294397384065207021..comments2023-06-13T10:12:19.364-04:00Comments on WORMBOOK: No Country MusingsEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621027650985696321noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post-9949142901578306212007-11-27T16:42:00.000-05:002007-11-27T16:42:00.000-05:00yeah, mccarthy's not really my bag due to the viol...yeah, mccarthy's not really my bag due to the violence. the road was gripping - extremely so - but ultimately lacking any, uh, moral resonance. not sure if that's the phrase I want but basically it left me with a ton of graphic images and not much else. i'm intrigued by the fact that no country for old men has gotten such phenomenal reviews.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495440229507443978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post-78990807441519188322007-11-27T12:39:00.000-05:002007-11-27T12:39:00.000-05:00reading it before the movie is a good idea. gives ...reading it before the movie is a good idea. gives you more thematic understanding. plus, i was so tense the whole time that it helped that i knew what was happening (although, if you wanted to be a purist, you could just experience the plot as it happens in the movie which i feel like would be an incredibly awesome visceral scary experience). the book is a super fast read, so you can easily finish it before the movie is out of theaters. <BR/><BR/>however! i will say that my sister (who has read more mccarthy than i have) thought this was the least good book of the three or four she has read. i've only read this and "the road," and the road was so, so good, so if you read this and aren't impressed, give that a try.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579912946565177962noreply@blogger.com