The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

The Crossing

The Border Trilogy #2

Cormac McCarthy

432 pages • first pub 1994 (view editions) user-added

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
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The Crossing is ideal for readers who appreciate slow-burning, introspective narratives steeped in the rugged beauty of the American West and the raw, transformative trials of adolescence.

Description

In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New Mexico was raided by bandits, cross into Mexico to search for stolen horses. The novel follows them through the revolution-torn countryside, meeting soldiers, peasants, priests and thieves, all...

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Community Reviews

4.14
based on 3,150 reviews

Moods

dark: 78%

reflective: 71%

sad: 68%

emotional: 63%

adventurous: 62%

challenging: 47%

tense: 30%

mysterious: 13%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%

hopeful: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
34% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

58% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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