Butcher's Crossing - John Williams BOOK REVIEW
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A tremendously underrated work and a strong contender for the Great American Novel. Thanks for posting this.
Picked this up after reading Stoner a few years ago! Can't wait. Cheers
Didn’t they just make a movie on this book with Nic Cage?
I find it interesting that you have been in this Booktube space for about 9 years and have 170+K subscribers. Whereas, Jared Handerson started 1 year back, and already has more than 190K subscribers! 😮😮
Absolutely loved this book. So different to Stoner but equally genius. The writing is flawless and the horror on so many levels is just incredible. A stunning critique of capitalism, a call for environmental protection and the reality of 'the west'. One of my favourite ever books.
six million ways to die, but you cant choose one, it chooses you
Probably the 3rd greatest western novel, after Blood Meridian and Warlock. I really think that Butcher's Crossing is maybe a deeper work than Williams's other book, Stoner, but I think Stoner might be the better executed book. 🤔
I seem to be an outlier in that I found Stoner to be a boring slog, but this was exceptional. Beautifully written, visceral, and extremely memorable.
I agree with this. I think penguin should publish a complete conan volume. I think if a complete conan book was published back in the 60s or 70s, he would be considered cannon . At least for fantasy.
One of my favorite American novels that shows the burning ambition of its people and the violence and greed that often fuel it.
Finally! A book I've read before you reviewed it. Great book.
OMG the timing, I just bought it! After falling in love with Stoner I needed to check out his other works. Thanks for the great reviews, greetings from Austria
Been waiting for you to review this ever since i found this channel, one of my favourite books ever.
Great review! Read this last year and it blew me away.
Happy New Year! Really enjoyed Stoner (thanks for the recommendation!), so I think I'll check this out too.
I need to re-read this one! I read it 2 years ago and enjoyed it but didn't LOVE it. You've convinced me to give it another go. Thanks❤❤
"Soon as you think you know it, you don't". That's you vs Nature.
While I also preferred Stoner, this review of Butcher’s Crossing brings to mind the many clever ways Williams critiqued Western genre romanticism. When first published, the NYT review described the book as “practically plotless” and that the story “…contains little excitement and moves as though hauled by a snail through a pond of molasses. You can leave it anytime, a lot of people will.” Although you found the pacing slow at times, I’m glad you kept reading and shared this thoughtful analysis.
Never read a western before and am 130 pages into Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, and loved it from the first chapter on, and even though I have 2k pages to go, the more I got to read these pages, I grew equally anxious to find my next cowmanboy book fix. and there you go uploading this. thanks chief cant wait to get to more westerns. industrial society is pure bullshit.
He is my fav painter of his style ! I got to see his work s once at the Smithsonian . Awesome experience