Cormac McCarthy's novels ranked
The top 3 according to 34 votes from people: Blood Meridian · The Road · All the Pretty Horses. (Updated Jun 18, 2024.)
All of McCarthy's novels in the order critics and readers usually place them: Blood Meridian on top, The Road and No Country for Old Men close behind.
Top 12
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1
Blood Meridian
1985. Scalp hunters on the Mexican border; his masterpiece for most critics.
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2
The Road
2006. A father and son in a burned world; Pulitzer Prize.
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3
All the Pretty Horses
1992. Two young cowboys ride into Mexico.
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4
The Crossing
1994. A boy, a wolf and the border.
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5
Suttree
1979. Life on the Tennessee River's margins.
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6
Cities of the Plain
1998. The end of the Border Trilogy.
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7
Child of God
1973. A dark portrait of an outcast.
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8
Stella Maris
2022. The companion novel, told through therapy sessions.
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9
No Country for Old Men
2005. A drug deal gone wrong and a relentless killer.
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10
The Orchard Keeper
1965. His debut.
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11
The Passenger
2022. A salvage diver and a missing passenger.
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12
Outer Dark
1968. A sister and brother wander apart.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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