I should write to Cormac Mccarthy and demand my money back. I bought this book based on the glowing reviews I read here. After finishing I was speechless. This book had the dialogue of two dogs barking. Seriously, how in the name of good fiction can anyone call this "brilliant"? The story drags and drags and ends up nowhere. I could have started this book on page 200 and still have gotten as much of the story. I feel cheated and fooled to have spent time I will never have back on this seemingly endless novel. Please don't be fooled. Skip this one and save your self!!