Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien

Leaving Las Vegas

John O'Brien

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad slow-paced

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Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O'Brien, is a disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it, a powerful tale of hard luck and hard drinking and a relationship of tenderness and destruct...

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Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
sad 87%
emotional 62%
reflective 37%
challenging 25%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
tense 12%

Pace

medium 62%
fast 25%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.01

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