Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

Train Dreams

Denis Johnson

128 pages • first pub 2002 (editions) user-added

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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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.

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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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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 2,413 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

28% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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