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116 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Denis Johnson's Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. It is the story of Robert Grainier, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century---an ordinary man in extraordinary ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,196 reviews
Moods
sad 52%
emotional 48%
dark 38%
adventurous 21%
challenging 15%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 5%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Child deathModerate
Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual assaultMinor
Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abortion
116 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Denis Johnson's Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. It is the story of Robert Grainier, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century---an ordinary man in extraordinary ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,196 reviews
Moods
sad 52%
emotional 48%
dark 38%
adventurous 21%
challenging 15%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 5%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Child deathModerate
Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual assaultMinor
Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abortion