Tristessa by Jack Kerouac, Aram Saroyan

80 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics reflective sad slow-paced
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'She understands Karma, she says: What I do, I reap ' Her name means sadness, yet Tristessa, a prostitute and morphine addict, lives without cares in her shabby room with a menagerie of pets and an altar to the Virgin Mary. Based on Jack Kerouac's...

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Community Reviews

3.46
based on 434 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

reflective: 73%

emotional: 60%

sad: 53%

challenging: 33%

adventurous: 20%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 6%

mysterious: 6%


Pace

31% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
18% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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