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Jim asked this question about The Crossing:
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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The Crossing
by Cormac McCarthy
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