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A review by guts_
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
In the Day of the Locust, Hollywood is a city that consumes people in a bonfire of ambition and desperation. For every successful actor, there are a thousand con artists, prostitutes, cock-fighters, disgruntled midgets, violent cowboys, and Midwest rubes all fighting over their piece of the American dream.