Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams

274 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
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It is the 1870s, and Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek “an original relation to nature,” drops out of Harvard and heads west. He washes up in Butcher’s Crossing, a small Kansas town on the outskirts of nowhere. Butcher’s Crossing is full of...

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Moods

adventurous 81%
reflective 70%
dark 61%
tense 42%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 19%
informative 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 40%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 32% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 36% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

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