cdchristopherson 's review for:

The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

4.0

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Very readable in the McCarthy way. A mostly compelling story (really kind-of 2 stories) that has a great cast of people both mad and brilliant. These are people that provide the existential meat in their mini-stories. There is one particular shock about 2/3rd through that actually had me gasping. Plot-wise, he occasionally leaves the reader as directionless as the protagonist for long stretches, which is fair enough, but not something I would look forward to re-reading.

Overall, highly recommended.