Ask the Dust
by John Fante
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Arturo Bandini is a struggling writer lodging in a seedy LA hotel. While basking in the glory of having had a single short story published in a small magazine, he meets local waitress Camilla Lopez and they embark on a strange and strained love-hate relationship/ Slowly, but inexorably, it descends into the realms of madness.
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- Author
- John Fante
- Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 208
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- Source
- Open Library
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