A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich

by Alice Childress

1973•Drama•126 pages

Taste attributes: dramawholesomesimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA small-scale novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn't want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there's nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn't much better. All Benjie wants is for someone to believe in him, for someone to believe that he's more than a thirteen-year-old junkie.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leads

Subjects

African AmericansDrug abuseJuvenile fictionSocial conditions

Details

Author
Alice Childress
Published
1973
Pages
126
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