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alex60517's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, and Blood
nessazee's review against another edition
challenging
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Racism and Rape
Minor: Animal cruelty
olijordan's review
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
A coworker said to read this. I’ll promptly be throwing it at his head. Fuck this guy and the author
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Stalking, and Pregnancy
nikwui's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
This book was such a waste of time, I wouldn’t recommend this to my worst enemy
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexism
heather_lt's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have questions I need answering. What was the author's intention by having this published? Is the reader supposed to sympathise with the main character? How is this considered a classic?
There's no real plot, only snapshots as the story jumps from one stage of Henry Chinaski's tragic, hopeless life to another. You really get to learn all about him and he's really all kinds of gross. It's written in the same derogatory style reminiscent of the short stories I've read by Nathaneal West. Positively rife with all the -isms. The only reason this is getting a three star rating is because it was vaguely entertaining reading how Chinaski lived his life (in a I-can't-look-away kind of way).
There's no real plot, only snapshots as the story jumps from one stage of Henry Chinaski's tragic, hopeless life to another. You really get to learn all about him and he's really all kinds of gross. It's written in the same derogatory style reminiscent of the short stories I've read by Nathaneal West. Positively rife with all the -isms. The only reason this is getting a three star rating is because it was vaguely entertaining reading how Chinaski lived his life (in a I-can't-look-away kind of way).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism
Minor: Animal cruelty