195 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 01 December 2006
Description
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,668 reviews
Moods
sad 48%
reflective 42%
tense 34%
challenging 24%
emotional 18%
mysterious 10%
funny 7%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, RapeModerate
Animal death, Eating disorder, RacismMinor
Abortion195 pages • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 01 December 2006
Description
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,668 reviews
Moods
sad 48%
reflective 42%
tense 34%
challenging 24%
emotional 18%
mysterious 10%
funny 7%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, RapeModerate
Animal death, Eating disorder, RacismMinor
Abortion