All The Pretty Horses

I've been hungry for substantial novels, ones that require more brain power than the typical bestseller. The desire may have begun after the weather began to cool. (Though of course it's since kicked back to disgustingly hot temperatures, but before that we had a couple sweatshirt mornings--the kind that go well with a cup of tea and a literary novel.) I've wanted to read Cormac McCarthy's All The Pretty Horses for a long time and when I was reading A Hologram For The King I was struck with the desire to actually pick it up. I'm glad I did as I really enjoyed the book.

I wasn't sure what to expect as the description on the back of the book was rather vague. I suppose that's because the descriptions of literary novels tend to be harder to pin down than a plot driven novel. So I'll echo the vagueness in my recap--All the Pretty Horses is the tale of two young Texas ranchers John Grady Cole and Lacey Rawlins who run away on their horses and head to Mexico. Their adventure is full of danger and (in the case of John Grady) love. The book is brimming with testosterone, as is everything I've read by McCarthy. It is easy to see why his biggest fans tend to be men. Of course this doesn't prevent women from finding merit in his work too, as I certainly did enjoy the book. But will I be rereading it? Not likely.