Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams

274 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced

Description

It is the 1870s, and Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek “an original relation to nature,” drops out of Harvard and heads west. He washes up in Butcher’s Crossing, a small Kansas town on the outskirts of nowhere. Butcher’s Crossing is full of...

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Moods

adventurous 72%
reflective 66%
dark 54%
tense 33%
emotional 24%
sad 22%
challenging 21%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 44%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Character: 33% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 33% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.1

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