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The Day of the Locust and The Dream Life of Balso Snell by Nathanael West

sarahkomas's review

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dark 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

2.0

Potentially the time gap was just too large but I didn’t enjoy this at all. 

marzo's review

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4.0

The four stars are for 'The Day of the Locust'. The second novella in the book, 'The Dream Life of Balso Snell', is less convincing in my opinion.
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