Ask the Dust by Charles Bukowski, John Fante
Ask the Dust

Charles Bukowski, John Fante

165 pages first pub 1939 (view editions)

fiction classics reflective medium-paced
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Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexi...

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Community Reviews

3.89
based on 1,833 reviews

Moods

reflective: 63%

emotional: 57%

dark: 47%

sad: 40%

funny: 38%

adventurous: 21%

tense: 21%

challenging: 10%

hopeful: 7%

lighthearted: 5%

mysterious: 5%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 3%

informative: 1%


Pace

35% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

32% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

59% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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