Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams with Jessica Shapiro (Translator)

332 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
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Dans les années 1870, persuadé que seule la nature peut donner un sens à sa vie, le jeune Will décide de quitter le confort de Harvard pour tenter la grande aventure dans l'Ouest sauvage. Parvenu à Butcher's Crossing, une bourgade du Kansas, il se...

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Moods

adventurous 81%
reflective 70%
dark 61%
tense 42%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 19%
informative 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 40%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 36% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

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