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Violence
A lot
Violence; killings; a brutal prison scene; animal cruelty
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Themes of a vanishing world, violence, and the cost of being young and reckless
What this book is about
McCarthy's three-novel Border Trilogy omnibus follows young men across the Texas-Mexico border in the mid-20th century. All three feature McCarthy's characteristic violence, sparse prose, and moral weight. The Crossing has graphic wolf hunting; All the Pretty Horses has a violent prison episode. For adults.
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Graphic violence
Prison violence
Animal violence
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