• All the Pretty Horses

  • The Border Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Cormac McCarthy
  • Narrated by: Frank Muller
  • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (70 ratings)

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All the Pretty Horses

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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Publisher's summary

John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend, Lacey Rawlins.

Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilised.... A place where dreams are paid for in blood.

©1992 Cormac McCarthy (P)1992 Recorded Books Inc

Critic reviews

"One of the greatest American novels of this or any time." ( Guardian)
"A darkly shining work...executed with consummate skill and much subtlety - the effect is magnificent." ( Observer)
"An exhilarating, exceptional novel." ( Spectator)

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Beautifully descriptive.

Colin McCarthy has a wonderfully economic writing style. Writing only what needs to be read.

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Too low

Loved the story, but the volume was so low it was almost impossible to hear sometimes.

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Interesting story.

It is like listening to somebody painting and explaining a mural about a specific time period in Mexican history. Some detail, some big brushes and an intriguing story.

The performance is also great but the sound quality can be improved.

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