SOURCE: "True West," in Village Voice, Vol. XXXIX, No. 27, July 5, 1994, p. 81.
In the following review, Carr focuses on the deeper meanings within the bleak and desolate settings and occurrences in The Crossing. Acknowledging that there is purpose to the bloodshed and evil in McCarthy's novels, Carr comments on the themes of loss and the human condition in the works.
