The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

The Crossing

The Border Trilogy #2

Cormac McCarthy

426 pages • first pub 1994 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
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"The Crossing" is a novel set in the late 1930s and early 1940s that follows a young man named Billy Parham and his brother Boyd. The story primarily revolves around their adventures in the United States and Mexico, including their encounters with...

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Community Reviews

4.15
based on 3,195 reviews

Moods

dark: 78%

reflective: 70%

sad: 67%

emotional: 64%

adventurous: 62%

challenging: 47%

tense: 30%

mysterious: 14%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%

hopeful: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
69% 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
39% 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
24% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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