The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain

The Border Trilogy #1-3

Cormac McCarthy

1040 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction adventurous reflective slow-paced

Description

Beginning with All the Pretty Horses and continuing through The Crossing and Cities of the Plain, McCarthy chronicles the lives of two young men coming of age in the Southwest and Mexico, poised on the edge of a world about to change forever. Haun...

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Community Reviews Summary of 250 reviews

Moods

reflective 90%
adventurous 81%
challenging 45%
dark 45%
sad 45%
emotional 36%
tense 36%
mysterious 27%
funny 9%
informative 9%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 45%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 90% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 45%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%

Average rating

4.26

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