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191 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811218221
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 23 June 2009
Description
During his years in Hollywood West wrote The Day of the Locust, a study of the fragility of illusion. Many critics consider it with F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished masterpiece The Last Tycoon (1941) among the best novels written about Hollywood. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 596 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
tense 38%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
funny 16%
challenging 11%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 33% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexual assaultModerate
Child abuse, Homophobia, RacismMinor
Rape, Alcoholism, Sexism
191 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811218221
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 23 June 2009
Description
During his years in Hollywood West wrote The Day of the Locust, a study of the fragility of illusion. Many critics consider it with F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished masterpiece The Last Tycoon (1941) among the best novels written about Hollywood. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 596 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
tense 38%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
funny 16%
challenging 11%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 33% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexual assaultModerate
Child abuse, Homophobia, RacismMinor
Rape, Alcoholism, Sexism