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x_tora's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Minor: Child death and Rape
brandonadaniels's review against another edition
4.0
Lives up to its reputation for the most part. Leaves you wanting more.
spadeano's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stuporfly's review against another edition
5.0
Two stunning pieces of work in one slender volume. It's got all the hallmarks of deep, dark prose - Morose insights into the human condition, filthy landscapes beneath false chrome...Plus 'Day of the Locust' is where Matt Groening culled the name for Homer Simpson!
West died young in spectactularly gruesome fashion at a young age (one day after Fitzgerald), an end lending him nearly as much street credibility in the age of cynicism as his writing.
West died young in spectactularly gruesome fashion at a young age (one day after Fitzgerald), an end lending him nearly as much street credibility in the age of cynicism as his writing.
james_j_igoe's review against another edition
5.0
I read Miss Lonelyhearts a few years ago, after reading a recommendation from Harold Bloom, and only just finished The Day of the Locust. The first I read too long ago to provide commentary; the second is a bit slow to start, eventually rising to a crescendo, its metaphorical 'day of the locust', a gratifying, dense and highly emotional end.
adambwriter's review against another edition
4.0
http://roofbeamreader.com/2013/03/10/thoughts-miss-lonelyhearts-by-nathanael-west/
sjh541's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Kevin Moffett said that this is the LA book so I had to read it now that I live there. I wasn’t fully captivated if I’m being honest. But that’s LA I guess! He does capture something bumbling about this city, how people sort of flit around and will do anything for a pretty illusion. I have no real comment on Miss Lonelyhearts, that one was not my vibe.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
balletbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Good but DotL creeped me out because our classroom discussion fell on the same day as the shooting at VTech.
rocketiza's review against another edition
4.0
West has a powerful and amazing voice, and deftly approaches his characters inner struggles, taking a more explicit tact in Miss Lonely Hearts and a much more subtle but equally skilled tone in Day of the Locus.