diff --git a/content/hobbies/reading/reviews/2024.md b/content/hobbies/reading/reviews/2024.md index f3bd860..ff8a2d3 100644 --- a/content/hobbies/reading/reviews/2024.md +++ b/content/hobbies/reading/reviews/2024.md @@ -353,3 +353,16 @@ This diverse range of viewpoints that McPhee was able to find is rather impressi The writing is, of course, in the classic John McPhee style: compelling and complex, but never feeling long-winded or unnecessarily verbose. Each paragraph introduces a new facet of the story or a fresh perspective, giving as much or as little space as needed to faithfully present the idea. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys non-fiction essays or wants to understand any of the three topics they cover. + + + +## *No Country for Old Men* + +**Cormac McCarthy**
+Rating: NA / 5 + +This is my first Cormac McCarthy novel. +I knew he was a beloved American author, but didn't know that his books are highly symbolic and cerebral. +I underestimated the intensity with which I would need to study the text, and so I completely missed the point. +I finished the novel with a feeling of knowing I failed to understand something far deeper. +Maybe someday I'll reread this American classic, but for now I feel it is inappropriate to leave a rating.