The Sweet Smell of Psychosis: A Novella by Will Self

The Sweet Smell of Psychosis: A Novella

Will Self with Martin Rowson (Illustrator)

96 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark funny fast-paced

Description

I received William Burroughs's seminal (in more sense than one ) novel Naked Lunch as a form prize when I was fifteen. I read it with a distinct sense of horripilation, as if the vile secretions it described might ooze through the pages and the or...

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Moods

dark 100%
challenging 66%
funny 33%
tense 33%

Pace

fast 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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2.91

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