No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyby Cormac McCarthy
Shares rank 40 of 122 novels by recommenders
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.
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.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong storytelling
“the film No Country for Old Men is incredible storytelling”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “The Work Behind the Writing: On Writers and Their Day Jobs” Ranks among favorite books and films
“No country for old men? Its probably in my top 5 of all the books (and movies) that I read.”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Opening lines of famous literary works”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Loses momentum in the middle
“It started off great but lost me toward the middle.”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Cormac McCarthy's Library”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| No Country for Old Menby Cormac McCarthyThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It started off great but lost me toward the middle.”
“No country for old men? Its probably in my top 5 of all the books (and movies) that I read.”
“the film No Country for Old Men is incredible storytelling”
“We can find plenty of films that are works of art after the 90s.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.