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326 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099589679
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 05 December 2013
Description
Will Andrews is no academic. He longs for wildness, freedom, hope and vigour. He leaves Harvard and sets out for the West to discover a new way of living. In a small town called Butcher's Crossing he meets a hunter with a story of a lost herd of b...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,735 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 61%
tense 42%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 19%
informative 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 33% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 35% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Blood, Animal crueltyModerate
Misogyny, AlcoholMinor
Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content
326 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099589679
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 05 December 2013
Description
Will Andrews is no academic. He longs for wildness, freedom, hope and vigour. He leaves Harvard and sets out for the West to discover a new way of living. In a small town called Butcher's Crossing he meets a hunter with a story of a lost herd of b...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,735 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 61%
tense 42%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 19%
informative 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 33% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 35% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Blood, Animal crueltyModerate
Misogyny, AlcoholMinor
Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content