The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

The Basketball Diaries

Jim Carroll

224 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir thriller dark sad medium-paced

Description

The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketball. Jim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960's, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager m...

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Moods

dark 81%
sad 59%
emotional 50%
funny 40%
reflective 40%
challenging 22%
adventurous 18%
tense 18%
informative 9%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

medium 45%
fast 45%
slow 9%

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