The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2)

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by Cormac McCarthy

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I just didn't get It? Struggled through the book. Where does Billy go from the end, just a life or aimless wondering?
Athanasius Life is inherently meaningless save for the meaning we inject into it. Through his writing McCarthy does a sublime job of showcasing the capricious na…moreLife is inherently meaningless save for the meaning we inject into it. Through his writing McCarthy does a sublime job of showcasing the capricious nature of life, and how all of us, no matter how much we delude ourselves into believing we are in control, are in essence merely responding to the constant slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. He demonstrates this whilst depicting incredible beauty in the meanest of things, even some of his most brutal scenes can be viewed with a sense of horrified awe if one reads them in a certain way. The pathos he weaves into his characters and stories is also magical...there just isn't another contemporary author who can touch him in my opinion. He is the greatest living American author bar none.(less)
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Is it important to read the Border Trilogy in order? Or are the novels stand-alone?
Dan West They are stand alone novels, but I would tend to recommend reading them in order if you plan to read all three for overarching structural/tonal/themat…moreThey are stand alone novels, but I would tend to recommend reading them in order if you plan to read all three for overarching structural/tonal/thematic reasons. All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing don't have much narrative relation to each other, but Cities of the Plain should definitely go third as it is informed by and brings together main characters from the first two novels.(less)
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For anyone who read the book, did anyone just lose it when that German lieutenant just sucked the dudes eyeballs out? It just left me dumbfounded and just changed my whole perspective in what the bad guys can do
Jeffzhef and also the less bad guys, if you've watched Deadwood.…moreand also the less bad guys, if you've watched Deadwood.(less)
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translations of the spanish language in the book are available. google "translation of the crossing."? I almost didn't read the book because reviews said there was too much spanish. that would have been a big mistake.
Amber Nelson I wondered about this, I speak Spanish so had no issues with the language crossing but many people must find that challenging
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Brett John Grady Cole is the name of the main character in All the Pretty Horses not Billy
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