Miss Lonelyhearts / The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

Miss Lonelyhearts / The Day of the Locust

Nathanael West

185 pages first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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Miss LonelyheartsMiss Lonelyhearts was a newspaper reporter, so named because he had been assigned to write the agony column, to answer the letters from Desperate, Sick-of-It-All, Disillusioned. A joke at first; but then he was caught up, terrifyi...

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Moods

dark 50%
funny 50%
lighthearted 25%
reflective 25%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.55

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