All the Pretty Horses

Short review - beautifully written spare story about a teen seeking after what he cannot have. I really like McCarthy's style of writing. Heavy on detail and narrative, but light on dialogue. It works particularly well for the lone western man that this story is about. But I can see how some would find it boring or slow.

As much as I love McCarthy, his is somewhat hard to take because all of his books read like an Old Testament prophet calling down judgement on the world. There is so little grace and hope. But there is truth in the books. Sin and evil permeate the world, they affect the lives of even those that try to do the right things. So I will probably wait about six months before I read another of his books.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/all-the-pretty-horses/