Tristessa by Jack Kerouac, Aram Saroyan

Tristessa

Duluoz Legend

Jack Kerouac, Aram Saroyan

112 pages • first pub 1960 (view editions)

fiction classics reflective sad slow-paced
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Tristessa by Jack Kerouac and Aram Saroyan is ideal for readers drawn to introspective, lyrical explorations of flawed love and spiritual yearning, set against vivid cultural backdrops.

Description

Tristessa is a strange fever-dream of morphine sickness and belly-deep sadness. Or, in the words of Allen Ginsberg: 'a narrative meditation studying a hen, a rooster, a dove, a cat, a chihuahua dog, family meat, and a ravishing, ravished junky lad...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 450 reviews

Moods

dark: 82%

reflective: 76%

emotional: 52%

sad: 47%

challenging: 35%

adventurous: 17%

informative: 5%

inspiring: 5%

mysterious: 5%

tense: 5%

Pace

27% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
16% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

7% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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