The Day Of The Locust by Nathanael West

The Day Of The Locust

Nathanael West

204 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

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The Day of the Locust is a novel about Hollywood and its corrupting touch, about the American dream turned into a sun-drenched California nightmare. Nathaniel West's Hollywood is not the glamorous "home of the stars" but a seedy world of little pe...

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Community Reviews

3.36
based on 1,711 reviews

Moods

dark: 70%

reflective: 37%

tense: 31%

challenging: 28%

sad: 28%

funny: 26%

emotional: 8%

mysterious: 6%

lighthearted: 5%

adventurous: 3%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
7% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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