Young Man with a Horn by Dorothy Baker

Young Man with a Horn

Dorothy Baker with Gary Giddins

192 pages first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Rick Martin loved music and the music loved him. He could pick up a tune so quickly that it didn’t matter to the Cotton Club boss that he was underage, or to the guys in the band that he was just a white kid. He started out in the slums of LA with...

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Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
adventurous 50%
dark 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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