--- product_id: 572156471 title: "The Passenger (Vintage International)" brand: "cormac mccarthy" price: "4369 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/572156471-the-passenger-vintage-international store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # The Passenger (Vintage International) **Brand:** cormac mccarthy **Price:** 4369 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Passenger (Vintage International) by cormac mccarthy - **How much does it cost?** 4369 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/572156471-the-passenger-vintage-international) ## Best For - cormac mccarthy enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted cormac mccarthy brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Passenger (Vintage International) ## Images ![The Passenger (Vintage International) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OnX6MvgML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to classify, impossible to put down *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022* I haven't written an Amazon review in years, but will come out of "retirement" for this one.Forget what you think you know about McCarthy as a writer. Those hoping for a retread of his earlier books will be sorely disappointed by this one. The style is unmistakably McCarthy--indeed, "ThePassenger" features some of the author's finest observations, clearest prose, and punchiest dialogue--but aside from that, the reader is in brand new territory.Narratively speaking, the plot is all over the place. From the smoky barrooms of N'awlins to a deserted oil rig off the Florida coast to shacks in the Louisiana bayou and the wilds of Idaho, to a psychiatric hospital in Wisconsin, the story's geography skips around almost as much as its subject matter. Underlying everything is a palpable sense of dread, paranoia, existential despair. What does the government want from Bobby Western? To what extent are the sins of a father visited on his children? What is the fundamental nature of reality? What is the ultimate nature of God? And what does any of this have to do with a passenger missing from a downed plane's manifest? This is a novel of questions, not answers. Anyone expecting the latter will be left empty-handed.Much will be made of McCarthy's mid-novel, ten-page riff on quantum physics, string theory, and nuclear thermodynamics. I'll admit these pages did little for me and the book would not have been any the poorer for having left them out. But McCarthy is 89 and he's spent decades hobnobbing with scientists at the Santa Fe Institute--I won't begrudge him his passions and interests, especially when the rest of the novel is so richly-imagined. Among other wonders, he invests the platonic yet deeply sensual relationship between Bobby and Alicia Western with the pathos of Greek tragedy, while providing enough scientific and historical arcana to keep the most devoted conspiracy theorist busy for a good, long time. Add to this the Thalidomide Kid--one of the most sinister, charismatic antagonists in all of McCarthy's fiction--and a vibrant cast of supporting characters, mix in a good deal of humor and heart (two qualities in short supply in much of his earlier work) and you have a recipe for something (beautifully) new.I don't think "The Passenger" can be fairly reviewed without giving it time to "set"--and perhaps a second reading. (I discount my own review for that very reason.) There will be plenty of folks--even McCarthy devotees--who will not enjoy this book at all for the fact that it's so dense, so resistant to neat interpretation. If I had to compare it to McCarthy's past novels, I suppose it's most similar to "Suttree," for its depictions of a highly-literate man who finds himself "outside" society.Those willing to watch a master try something new and revolutionary late in his career will find a great deal to applaud here. It's a messy, messy book for a messy, messy world. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly Descriptive Writing *by S***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023* So, I read Blood Meridian recently, a number of years after having read and thoroughly enjoyed the Border Trilogy and The Road. While I did not enjoy Blood Meridian nearly as much, there is no question that it contained large sections of stunningly descriptive writing. McCarthy recently released this novel (the first of a pair) and I elected to take it on.McCarthy is, quite simply, the most descriptive writer I’ve ever been exposed to. However, as in Blood Meridian, I found some sections hard to follow. In Blood Meridian, McCarthy pens long paragraphs in Spanish, with no translation of what is being said. In The Passenger, he goes off on a 6-8 page exposition on the subject of complex physics, which I promise you, not one person in 10,000 could possibly hope to understand.It raises the question, “how did he write it.” I don’t think that he is a physicist. I’ve got to think the text is accurate. Did he school himself sufficiently in particle physics to pen the dialogue?He also frequently has many pages of back-and-forth dialogue (excellently written) that ultimately becomes confusing when trying to figure out which character is speaking.The story follows a character named Bobby Western, something of a loner/wanderer who stumbles across something that places him in great danger. A second thread deals with his sister, Alicia, a paranoid schizophrenic. McCarthy’s accounts of her hallucinations are masterful.In any event, Bobby is on the run, from whom and from what is never fully explained. His father was a contemporary of Oppenheimer and this is touched upon from time to time. There is an absolutely brilliant conversation concerning the Kennedy assassination.As in Blood Meridian, McCarthy displays flashes of brilliance, at others is borderline unreadable. In the end, the good outweighs the bad. ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars We are passengers *by K***K on Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023* Typical Cormac. An interesting read. During the read I keep trying to story line of this book. Finally, I think, discovered it in the last few pages. We are passenger on a journey of life and not many of us are on the same path, anyway that my read on this book. For those that have not read MC before, be prepared for no punctuation except the period after each sentence. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Passenger (Vintage International) - Stella Maris (Vintage International) - Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/572156471-the-passenger-vintage-international](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/572156471-the-passenger-vintage-international) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-06-27*