All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

All the Pretty Horses

The Border Trilogy #1

Cormac McCarthy

302 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional 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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Moods

adventurous 83%
reflective 53%
emotional 47%
dark 45%
sad 39%
tense 32%
challenging 29%
funny 8%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 2%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 45%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.86

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