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McCarthy's 1985 novel of the Glanton gang hunting scalps along the border in 1849. Rank these figures by how much of the book collapses without them — narrative load, thematic weight, and sheer presence on the page.
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ordering 1 items=6 pairs=7
  1. ~/judge-holden0.447
  2. ~/the-kid0.224
  3. ~/john-glanton0.149
  4. ~/tobin0.101
  5. ~/toadvine0.052
  6. ~/the-idiot0.027

:interpretive-load vote

which of these does the most work making the book's argument legible — supplying the frame, the contrast, or the demonstration by which a reader learns what they are looking at

ordering 1 items=6 pairs=6
  1. ~/tobin0.341
  2. ~/judge-holden0.265
  3. ~/the-kid0.118
  4. ~/the-idiot0.100
  5. ~/toadvine0.093
  6. ~/john-glanton0.084

:most-underrated vote

who carries more of the book than readers usually credit

ordering 1 items=4 pairs=3
  1. ~/tobin0.400
  2. ~/the-idiot0.267
  3. ~/john-glanton0.200
  4. ~/toadvine0.133
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