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adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This took so long for me to read. I kept thinking that the amount of characters was confusing, and that was part of it, but a bigger part of it was that I was rarely emotionally attached to any character due to the writing style and the abrupt changes in perspective. I know it's supposed to be "avant garde" but it made it a slog to get through.
I will definitely give John dos Passos another chance. There's a lot of really good, interesting stuff here.
I will definitely give John dos Passos another chance. There's a lot of really good, interesting stuff here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol