Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams with Bernhard Robben (Translator)

364 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced

Description

In the 1870s, 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 full of restless men looking for ways to make money and ways to ...

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Moods

adventurous 77%
reflective 67%
dark 54%
tense 35%
sad 29%
emotional 28%
challenging 20%
informative 6%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 44%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 32% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 36% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

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