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Cities of the Plain
Cities of the Plain | Cormac McCarthy
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In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award-winning author of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing fashions a darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier. The setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are working as ranch hands. To the North lie the proving grounds of Alamogordo; to the South, the twin cities of El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. Their life is made up of trail drives and horse auctions and stories told by campfire light. It is a life that is about to change forever, and John Grady and Billy both know it. The catalyst for that change appears in the form of a beautiful, ill-starred Mexican prostitute.When John Grady falls in love, Billy agrees--against his better judgment--to help him rescue the girl from her suavely brutal pimp. The ensuing events resonate with the violence and inevitability of classic tragedy. Hauntingly beautiful, filled with sorrow, humor and awe, Cities of the Plain is a genuine American epic."
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NatalieR
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Years ago, I was browsing in a used bookstore with my husband. He discovered this first edition for $5. This novel left me feeling much the same emotions as The Crossing. There are moments of heart wrenching despair and utter sadness. McCarthy knows how to build hope for the reader, but I wasn‘t fooled this time. I knew any moments of joy or excitement were going to be met with devastating grief.

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Crazeedi I've always meant to read this 8mo
NatalieR @Crazeedi Have you read the previous books in the trilogy? 8mo
Crazeedi @NatalieR o my goodness no, I guess I have to get them forst!! 8mo
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NatalieR @Crazeedi 😅 It would be helpful to read these in order. 8mo
Crazeedi @NatalieR oh definitely, I don't read out of order!! 8mo
NatalieR @Crazeedi 😂 I‘m the same way! 8mo
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Jari-chan
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Between a Pick and a So-So, defenitely not as strong as the two other books. Which is a bit sad, since it is the conclusion of the trilogy. Maybe it's because Billy settled down? Has grown up? Who knows? I just missed the landscapes, the freedom, the journey. It is still a good book though, McCarthy is a terrific writer, and I still want to read more of him.

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andrew61
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i rd All the pretty horses + The Crossing, both 5*, a few yrs ago and was immersed in john grady and billy Parham 's cross border stories. Why i left the final bk so long i don't know but i loved returning to their lives as grady falls in love with a woman who he shouldn't and hus friend tries to save him. The writing is poetic and brutal with a final chapter that had me anxious and distraught but an epilogue confused. Brilliant, compelling 5*

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nosferatu
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Tragic and funny, sprawling and dense – I‘m happy I finally got to read it. I especially enjoyed that low-key time jump and the meta-narrative that‘s part of the epilogue.

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Peterfox123
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Having "read" the previous two parts of this trilogy as audiobooks, I will be reading the final novel in the old fashioned way. No kindle, real paper. This is what we did before internets were built and dinosaurs roamed the earth. I may exaggerate somewhat.
Oh, and the first two in the trilogy were very good. Otherwise I wouldn‘t be reading the third. Well, der!
There‘s a photograph of my favourite knee under the book too. I hope you like it.

Cathythoughts Enjoy! Happy New Year ! 6y
Peterfox123 @Cathythoughts Will do. And all the best to you too. 6y
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Amandajoy
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The only book I've ever read set in the city where I live, Alamogordo. I read it years ago & don't remember much else about it. #readjanuary #setinmycity

EvieBee Alamogordo! Woot, woot! Neighbor. 🤗 8y
Joybishoptx Hey I've been there! 8y
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Nic_Schuck
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"This world was never made for him. He'd outlived it before he could walk."

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