The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac

The Subterraneans

Duluoz Legend

Jack Kerouac

192 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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The Subterraneans haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco, surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine, Proust and Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo, an aspiring writer, and Mardou, half-Indian, half-Negro, beautiful and neurotic. Their bitte...

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Community Reviews

3.44
based on 1,028 reviews

Moods

reflective: 62%

emotional: 60%

challenging: 42%

sad: 35%

adventurous: 25%

dark: 22%

funny: 12%

mysterious: 5%

tense: 5%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

40% of readers chose fast
20% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

5% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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