Butcher's Crossing by John Williams
Butcher's Crossing
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John Williams
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Butcher's Crossing

John Williams with Edzard Krol

334 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 55%
tense 33%
emotional 25%
sad 23%
challenging 22%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Character: 33% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 33% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

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