This was a very interesting novel to read. If I am being completely honest I did not really enjoy it very much and found myself somewhat confused by all the action happening throughout the book. I have personally never really been one for action filled novels but this one specifically I did not enjoy. While I did think that the author did a nice job with the writing, I just was unable to feel a connection with the book. The book has many themes that are extremely apparent throughout the book. The main one that I continuously saw being good vs evil. Another main one that I saw was violence and drugs and alcohol. I ended up finding some articles about this novel as my interest began to peak and found one explaining how perseverance is another main theme. This theme is showing that some characters in this novel preserver but none like the unnamed drug runners themselves.
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Great American Novels 2020 
No Country for Old Men is a very tough novel to read as it is so intense. One of the things that was especially haunting for me was the fat that the story was very grounded and it felt real. Knowing that stuff like this has and will continue going on is quite startling.
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I also found that the plot of this novel is very intense and often hard to follow, especially because it is so far off from our normal everyday lives. I also agree with you that is difficult to feel personally connected with this novel. However, I think there are still many important lessons we can learn from the characters and events of the novel.
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I agree with your statement that it can be difficult at times to feel a connection with the book. The violence present in No Country for Old Men felt overwhelming at times, but I also think it is a tough reality that we sometimes forget really happens in our society. Though parts of it are difficult to read because of the large amount of action, I think it’s still a relevant novel.
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I thought the theme of good vs evil was very prevalent in this novel. Good being Llewelyn Moss and Evil being Chigurh. It was clear that Chigurh had no morals and did not believe in the concept of good and evil. I found this to be upsetting and really made me root for Llewelyn but at the same time I found it interesting and I think Chigurh mad a really good “bad guy”.
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