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Originally Posted by homeboy
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Originally Posted by bluegoose
Homeboy - What was it that you liked about All the Pretty Horses?
I read it after it was highly recommended by a friend as one of his favorites of all time.
I had a very hard time keeping interested in it. The way that the dialogue was presented was very distracting for me. Also, being a non-spanish speaker, it was very irritating to have no translation to much of the spanish dialogue, usually with no future reference to the conversation to help me to fill in the blanks.
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Well, I read this about a dozen years ago, so don't expect an in-depth analysis. I have read criticism of his writing style, but it didn't bother me. I just thought it McCarthy did an amazing job of presenting a harsh, gritty story with beautiful and moving imagery. |
I really liked All the Pretty Horses, but I couldn't finish the 2nd book. I got bogged down. Probably like you did in the first.