It is also a great book. The Cohen brothers adapted it masterfully, as they tend to do (see also: True Grit and Oh Brother Where Art Thou). Overall it's extreme

It is also a great book. The Cohen brothers adapted it masterfully, as they tend to do (see also: True Grit and Oh Brother Where Art Thou). Overall it's extremely similar to the movie, but it's a short read so well worth it if you enjoyed the movie and enjoy reading for fun. Interestingly, Cormac McCarthy originally wrote No Country as a screenplay in the 1980's and went all over Hollywood trying to pitch it, only to be told things like "that will never work as a movie." Eventually he gave up, and later he adapted the screenplay into a novel (published in 2005). Then Cohen brothers take interest, and then they readapt it back into the screenplay for their film.