Set in Hollywood during the Great Depression, The Day of the Locust depicts the estrangement and fears of a varied group who exist at the margins of the movie business, tensions exploding at the end with a riot during a film premiere.
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"Great prose. Very funny, great prose with weirdo characters that stick to you in the shower. Mr. West has me writing again -- a near impossible feat! " — Vonetta (4 out of 5 stars)
"Great prose. Very funny, great prose with weirdo characters that stick to you in the shower. Mr. West has me writing again -- a near impossible feat! "
" Read solely for Homer Simpson because this novel is NOT KIND to my city! "
" I have an inordinate fondness for this book of 1930s Hollywood co-starring Homer Simpson. "
" I think the main character doesn't seem that active and Homer comes from the left field. The beginning is more well-written than the rest. There are a few flaties. "
" this is a clever clever book-focusing on the absurdity of life, the falsehood and shallowness of Hollywood, and humanity's need for violence. "
" find me a better novel! I dare you! "
" Wanted to like it a lot more than I did. I can see how it could have been scandalous when it was published, but after we've read Bukowski, Hubert Selby Jr. and the like, it's hard to get too worked up about it, for me anyway. "
" A great read when you're living in Los Angeles. "
" I liked it. I will have to read it again some day. "
" Was intrigued by it, but did not like characters so can't say I "liked" it. "
Nathanael West (1903–1940)—novelist, screenwriter, playwright—was one of the most gifted and original writers of his generation, a comic artist whose insight into the brutalities of modern life would prove prophetic. He is famous for two masterpieces, Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust. He died in a car crash in 1940, while returning to Los Angeles to attend the funeral of his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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