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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
tobiassoar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
However, the majority of the time I was either bored or repulsed by the racist and paedophilic passing comments by the narrator.
I understand it’s a product of its time and should be treated as such, but it was truly a slog to get through at times.
Graphic: Ableism, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Classism
timmytunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Colonisation
originalmelodie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Pedophilia
islandofgreen's review against another edition
I, however, couldn't get into it. I found the writing dry and the pace of Sals' adventures to be too fast with too little meaning behind them. I just don't understand what the point or the message of this book was. Not only that, but I found the characters completely unappealing - not just in terms of their views (which were racist and sexist) but also just the fact Dean is reckless and selfish and Sal just follows him around.
Really I don't think I'm the target audience for this book as a woman - in the book people of my demographic were overly sexualised and objectified, which in reading made me feel very uncomfortable.
On the topic of uncomfortable - the amount of paedophillic comments made in this book - something I could not get past and eventually made me put down this book before finishing it.
Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexism
madzzzzzx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
this book does not age well.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Cultural appropriation
bonesfor5dollars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
wisteriaearl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
He knows how to write beautiful prose but in terms of capturing the Beat Generation, I prefer Ginsberg's Howl.
Graphic: Homophobia and Racism
nomatophobia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
kai_okay's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Pedophilia