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272 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743239738
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Publication date: 04 August 2003
Description
James Leo Herlihy was one of a clutch of Sixties cult novelists who sought to chart America's loss of innocence, bringing to bear a raw, recording eye on the American novel. In depicting Buck's relationship with the crippled street hustler Ratso R...
Community Reviews Summary of 155 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 65%
reflective 35%
challenging 25%
funny 25%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 15%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
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Death, Death of parentModerate
Ableism, Drug use, Racial slurs272 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743239738
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Publication date: 04 August 2003
Description
James Leo Herlihy was one of a clutch of Sixties cult novelists who sought to chart America's loss of innocence, bringing to bear a raw, recording eye on the American novel. In depicting Buck's relationship with the crippled street hustler Ratso R...
Community Reviews Summary of 155 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 65%
reflective 35%
challenging 25%
funny 25%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 15%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parentModerate
Ableism, Drug use, Racial slurs