All the Pretty Horses -- First Impressions

To others reading All the Pretty Horses,

I just finished the first 30 pages of All the Pretty Horses.  The first things I noticed in the novel were the vivid descriptions Cormac McCarthy uses for the exposition.  The novel takes place around San Antonio, Texas in 1949 where cowboys, ranchers, and city folk all come together.  I can hardly imagine what it would look like there, but from my own experiences out west a few summers ago, I can still feel the heat and smell the cattle that inhabit the land.  Furthermore, McCarthy describes Texas with a very unique style.  I have never seen any other writing quite like his.  First of all, he never uses quotation marks, which makes it very difficult to tell when it is dialogue.  Second, he uses long sentences in the narration, though, they are full of great images and characterization.  Finally, McCarthy really confuses me when he continually uses pronouns instead of characters names.  It becomes difficult to tell what each person is saying, especially when there are multiple "he" and "she" characters.  The narration is not done in a straight forward way.  The reader is kept guessing, which may turn out to be positive as the reader will stay actively involved.