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Looking to connect with fellow bookworms in the Mountain View area? You've come to the right place! We are a group of avid readers who like to stay up-to-date on the latest in literature, while still enjoying the classics. And we're not all work and no play-- there will be plenty of socializing and maybe a cocktail/coffee or two, too! Potential books will be selected by members and curated from book awards lists (think Man Booker Prize, National Book Award, etc.), and voted on by members in advance of each meet up. I hope you'll join us!
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See all- No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthyRed Rock Coffee, Mountain View, CA
No Country for Old Men: A novel, by Cormac McCarthy. Fiction, 309 pages, Paperback, 2006. Books Inc. Amazon.
PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • CRITICS’ CHOICE
In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy delivers a gripping and harrowing tale set in the desolate landscape of West Texas. This novel explores the nature of violence and the search for justice in a world where morality is increasingly ambiguous.
"McCarthy’s novel is a masterpiece of suspense and grit." —The New York Times
"A bleak, unflinching examination of the American experience." —Los Angeles TimesThe story unfolds with the discovery of a drug deal gone wrong and a suitcase full of money left behind. This leads to a relentless chase involving a ruthless hitman, a weary sheriff, and a young man whose actions inadvertently set the chaos in motion. As the plot thickens, McCarthy's stark and poetic prose captures the tension and inevitability of the narrative, questioning the forces of fate and the nature of evil in an increasingly violent world.
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