The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

The Basketball Diaries

Jim Carroll

224 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir thriller dark sad medium-paced
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The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketball. Jim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960's, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager m...

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Moods

dark 83%
emotional 51%
sad 51%
reflective 41%
funny 32%
challenging 22%
tense 22%
adventurous 16%
informative 9%
mysterious 6%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 43%
slow 6%

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