A review by nincrony1
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

In its structure and execution, The Crossing is a deeply rich book that follows a tragic coming of age story. Billy Parham opens his tale with a naive but noble goal and ends up learning about the harshness of reality and how easily things are taken away from us. This is a far bloodier book than All The Pretty Horses and has more in relation to Blood Meridian prose-wise. However like the first Border Trilogy book, its concerns are on a young man coming up in a turbulent time.