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323 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780618056811
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 25 May 2000
Description
With his U.S.A. trilogy, comprising THE 42nd PARALLEL, 1919, and THE BIG MONEY, John Dos Passos is said by many to have written the great American novel. While Fitzgerald and Hemingway were cultivating what Edmund Wilson once called their "own lit...
Community Reviews Summary of 434 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
challenging 42%
informative 31%
dark 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 10%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 38% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs
323 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780618056811
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 25 May 2000
Description
With his U.S.A. trilogy, comprising THE 42nd PARALLEL, 1919, and THE BIG MONEY, John Dos Passos is said by many to have written the great American novel. While Fitzgerald and Hemingway were cultivating what Edmund Wilson once called their "own lit...
Community Reviews Summary of 434 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
challenging 42%
informative 31%
dark 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 10%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 38% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs