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finfarrel 's review for:
The Crossing
by Cormac McCarthy
slow-paced
The Crossing almost makes more sense as a collection of short stories with atmospheric interludes, the themes coming out strongest in Billy's third crossing of the border. The meandering sections were a drag, especially Billy coming back from Mexico the first time took the most time to connect back to the main thread I felt.
The very strong connection to the Mexican revolution and its iconography were what really sold me on the moral I guess the most, the story of the blind man especially made the third act have an extra kick.
It could step up a star on a re-read if I ever get round to it because the stories of the preacher man and generally the first act might have some more impact given the foresight of the rest of the book.
Also I would've loved a map there are so many locations constantly spouted out it would've been nice to track the movement without opening up google maps.
The very strong connection to the Mexican revolution and its iconography were what really sold me on the moral I guess the most, the story of the blind man especially made the third act have an extra kick.
It could step up a star on a re-read if I ever get round to it because the stories of the preacher man and generally the first act might have some more impact given the foresight of the rest of the book.
Also I would've loved a map there are so many locations constantly spouted out it would've been nice to track the movement without opening up google maps.