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“All the Pretty Horses takes place in a modern period, post-World War II. It asks whether the older generation of men will be able to serve as good role models for the younger generation. McCarthy seems to ask whether his main character, John Grady, should follow in the steps of his father or are there other standards of masculinity that might be available to him?” Read more...
Susan Kollin, Literary Scholar
“Readers really respond to it. It is a nice balance of accessible and challenging. The plot is pretty accessible—again, it doesn’t have either the density or the hyperviolence of Blood Meridian—but the language is gorgeous. It’s got sentences, starting from the first page, that will just stop you cold.” Read more...
The Best Cormac McCarthy Books
Stacey Peebles, Literary Scholar
“A book that explores that whole subject of finding out where you belong in the world, which is not a search that starts and ends between 18 and 21.” Read more...
The best books on Coming of Age
Meg Rosoff, Children's Author
