The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy

The Passenger

The Passenger #1

Cormac McCarthy

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark medium-paced

Description

 It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wetsuit and plunges from the boat deck into darkness. His divelight illuminates a sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats. Missing from the crash site are the plane...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,274 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
challenging 69%
reflective 62%
mysterious 51%
sad 48%
emotional 44%
tense 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 39%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 30% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 33% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.72

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