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To me, this is close to a perfect novel. It's a shame it's not mentioned often among classics of that era. It's incredibly easy to digest while also being absolutely stunning. Those who like A Little Life and works by Cormac McCarthy but like to hop off the beaten path to books not everyone's read will enjoy this immensely.

To quote the Rumpus review: "Hard Rain Falling is populist fiction at its best. It is not just a good novel. It might be the most unheralded important American novel of the 1960s."

(It's been said it's a crime novel; I'll challenge that and say it's not really, and it's much more.)

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Superb. Not the book you expect. Up there with Leonard Gardener’s Fat City.

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dark

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

kiriamarin's review against another edition

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Um "The Outsiders, Vidas sem rumo" para maiores e mais amargo, com sombras e devaneios filosoficos "Dostoiévskianos',de personagens a margem dos "valores e sonho americano". Uma literatura anti sistema dos anos 60,de sonhos, desilusões do pós guerra e resquícios de decadência do período da "depressão americana". Lutar contra a sociedade vale a pena, quando a derrota e o fracasso é quase certa? Jack e Billy se encontram neste submundo de descarte humano, carregam o peso de um passado e uma identidade , tentando encontrar uma redenção e um motivo pra seguir vivendo. Encontram o inesperado...A trama acaba se esvaziando no final,mas um livro incômodo e questionador,deste que arrancam um leitor da zona do conforto.

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