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Requiem for a Dream
by Hubert Selby Jr.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Incredibly powerful story that touches on so many important issues. Addiction, mental health issues, how they're viewed and the lack of appropriate support for them was one thing. Using no quotation marks/paragraph breaks for dialogue took some getting used to, but eventually led to an incredible tool to demonstrate desperation and racing thoughts.
Absolutely worth the read, but extremely unpleasant to do so.
Absolutely worth the read, but extremely unpleasant to do so.