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128 pages • first pub 2002 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1429995203
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 30 August 2011
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a poignant and evocative read that will resonate deeply with anyone who has ever felt the ache of loss and the longing for a bygone era, and who is drawn to the haunting beauty of the American West.
Description
Denis Johnson's Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. It is the story of Robert Grainier, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century---an ordinary man in extraordinary ...
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Moods
reflective: 82%
sad: 52%
emotional: 50%
dark: 41%
adventurous: 23%
mysterious: 16%
challenging: 15%
funny: 6%
hopeful: 6%
relaxing: 6%
tense: 4%
inspiring: 3%
informative: 1%
lighthearted: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Racial slursModerate
Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content
128 pages • first pub 2002 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1429995203
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 30 August 2011
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a poignant and evocative read that will resonate deeply with anyone who has ever felt the ache of loss and the longing for a bygone era, and who is drawn to the haunting beauty of the American West.
Description
Denis Johnson's Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. It is the story of Robert Grainier, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century---an ordinary man in extraordinary ...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 82%
sad: 52%
emotional: 50%
dark: 41%
adventurous: 23%
mysterious: 16%
challenging: 15%
funny: 6%
hopeful: 6%
relaxing: 6%
tense: 4%
inspiring: 3%
informative: 1%
lighthearted: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Racial slursModerate
Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content