The Lost Weekend
by Charles Jackson
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a morally murky novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism. Made into a motion picture.
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- Author
- Charles Jackson
- Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 244
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- Open Library
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