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292 pages • first pub 1978 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Edition Pub Date: 13 December 2011
Requiem for a Dream suits readers who can stomach an unflinching, empathy-driven descent into despair and find catharsis in witnessing how ordinary yearnings spiral into irreversible ruin.
Description
In Coney Island, Brooklyn, Sarah Goldfarb, a lonely widow, wants nothing more than to lose weight and appear on a television game show. She becomes addicted to diet pills in her obsessive quest, while her junkie son, Harry, along with his girlfrie...
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Moods
dark: 96%
sad: 76%
emotional: 58%
challenging: 52%
tense: 50%
reflective: 30%
adventurous: 3%
informative: 3%
funny: 1%
mysterious: 1%
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Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, AddictionModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual contentMinor
Vomit, Excrement, Death292 pages • first pub 1978 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Edition Pub Date: 13 December 2011
Requiem for a Dream suits readers who can stomach an unflinching, empathy-driven descent into despair and find catharsis in witnessing how ordinary yearnings spiral into irreversible ruin.
Description
In Coney Island, Brooklyn, Sarah Goldfarb, a lonely widow, wants nothing more than to lose weight and appear on a television game show. She becomes addicted to diet pills in her obsessive quest, while her junkie son, Harry, along with his girlfrie...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 96%
sad: 76%
emotional: 58%
challenging: 52%
tense: 50%
reflective: 30%
adventurous: 3%
informative: 3%
funny: 1%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, AddictionModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual contentMinor
Vomit, Excrement, Death