# No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

5 Hacker News commenters recommended No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its storytelling, and one reader ranks it among their favorite books and films. One critic said it lost momentum in the middle.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong storytelling (1 comments): "the film No Country for Old Men is incredible storytelling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170228))
- Ranks among favorite books and films (1 comments): "No country for old men? Its probably in my top 5 of all the books (and movies) that I read." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48910046))

## What people warn about

- Loses momentum in the middle (1 comments): "It started off great but lost me toward the middle." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50300595))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0330511211?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780330511216) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/no-country-for-old-men/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).