The Counselor: A Screenplay    by Cormac McCarthy Order:  USA  Can Vintage, 2013 (2013) Hardcover, Softcover, e-Book     Reviewed by Ricki Marking-Camuto In order to buy his fiancée a nice engagement ring, an unnamed lawyer decides to get into the drug trade. What follows is a dark and highly disturbing tale. I did not see The Counselor when it was in theatres, but now having read Cormac McCarthy's screenplay, I both want to and do not want to. I want to so that hopefully I can better understand the story – something I was thrown out of quite often due to McCarthy's stylistic choice to not use apostrophes in contractions ending with not. I do not want to because this was the type of raw, gritty story that disturbs me too much on screen. If you enjoy noir-ish tales of modern drug running, The Counselor is probably something you should read or see. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Contemporary books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews