436 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330544566
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 01 June 1994
Description
Following All the Pretty Horses in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy is a novel whose force of language is matched only by its breadth of experience and depth of thought. In the bootheel of New Mexico hard on the frontier, Billy and Boyd Parham are...
Community Reviews Summary of 957 reviews
Moods
sad 68%
dark 62%
adventurous 53%
emotional 48%
challenging 37%
tense 24%
mysterious 15%
funny 6%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, ViolenceModerate
Child deathMinor
Sexual harassment436 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330544566
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 01 June 1994
Description
Following All the Pretty Horses in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy is a novel whose force of language is matched only by its breadth of experience and depth of thought. In the bootheel of New Mexico hard on the frontier, Billy and Boyd Parham are...
Community Reviews Summary of 957 reviews
Moods
sad 68%
dark 62%
adventurous 53%
emotional 48%
challenging 37%
tense 24%
mysterious 15%
funny 6%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, ViolenceModerate
Child deathMinor
Sexual harassment