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272 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141195650
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 25 August 2011
Description
Few novels have caused as much debate as Hubert Selby Jr.'s notorious masterpiece, Last Exit to Brooklyn, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting . Described by various reviewers a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,370 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
challenging 57%
tense 48%
emotional 45%
reflective 19%
funny 7%
adventurous 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Rape, Domestic abuse, MisogynyModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Pedophilia272 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141195650
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 25 August 2011
Description
Few novels have caused as much debate as Hubert Selby Jr.'s notorious masterpiece, Last Exit to Brooklyn, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting . Described by various reviewers a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,370 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
challenging 57%
tense 48%
emotional 45%
reflective 19%
funny 7%
adventurous 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Domestic abuse, MisogynyModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Pedophilia