I've read the Entire Border Trilogy at least three times now, and I've read each of McCarthy's other novels at least once. Now, I'm dying to see what he writes next. The language is lyrical and poetic, sometimes short and choppy in the language of McCarthy's young cowboy Protagonists, sometimes long and surreal in his descriptions of horses, landscape, and dreams. The language finally emerges as a living character of the novel, The Narrative and Its Equally shaping power, separate from the plot line and journey motif. His storytelling ability is unmatched as he weaves storytelling characters into the bildungsromanesque Journeys of John Grady Cole and Billy Parham. These interlocutors relate intricate stories did allow us to witness tales being told and Witnessed Both, creating a double effect on us through our connectivity to the characters. McCarthy uses his own wonderful narrative to reflect on the power of the narrative event and the act of storytelling. He truly raises the standard for today's writers, for not only does his language transcend the pitter patter of-most so-called literature, his ability to weave marvelous stories and reflect on his role as narrator makes him a writer worth reckoning with. In fact, I just completed a thesis based on this set of three novels for my MA in English at BYU. Read them in order, or read them separately, "All the Pretty Horses" will draw you in with its sometimes intense sometimes comical language and bloody violence. "The Crossin" will captivate you in its complexity and depth, as well as its realistic, terribly moving portrayal of a young man alone and lonely. Finally, "Cities of the Plain" will make you laugh and cry as The Protagonists are Brought together in a domestic setting and move toward Their destinies, each preset by McCarthy himself. Read everything he has written. You will ache for more.