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5 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781455815241
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 14 June 2011
Description
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation. They experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, and lived in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,949 reviews
Moods
sad 49%
reflective 40%
tense 37%
challenging 22%
emotional 19%
mysterious 12%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, RapeModerate
Eating disorder, Animal deathMinor
Abortion5 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781455815241
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 14 June 2011
Description
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation. They experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, and lived in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,949 reviews
Moods
sad 49%
reflective 40%
tense 37%
challenging 22%
emotional 19%
mysterious 12%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, RapeModerate
Eating disorder, Animal deathMinor
Abortion