The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

The Crossing

The Border Trilogy #2

Cormac McCarthy

436 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
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Following All the Pretty Horses in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy is a novel whose force of language is matched only by its breadth of experience and depth of thought. In the bootheel of New Mexico hard on the frontier, Billy and Boyd Parham are...

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Moods

dark 77%
reflective 71%
sad 68%
adventurous 64%
emotional 60%
challenging 46%
tense 28%
mysterious 13%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 53% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

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