304 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307777522
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award-winning author of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing fashions a darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier. The setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham ...
Community Reviews Summary of 634 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
dark 56%
adventurous 48%
emotional 40%
challenging 36%
tense 28%
mysterious 12%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 32%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking304 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307777522
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award-winning author of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing fashions a darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier. The setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham ...
Community Reviews Summary of 634 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
dark 56%
adventurous 48%
emotional 40%
challenging 36%
tense 28%
mysterious 12%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 32%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking