Name: Day of the Locust
ISBN: 9780553064018

Nathaniel West

Day of the Locust

Nathanael West

The day of the locust

Enough to love, too little to worship. I.E. “Little Miss Loney Hearts.” 

Adam Scharf

Sarah Sammis

Not relevant to the direction of my research.

Trever

(4.5) Wow. Although I didn't enjoy this like I did with  Miss Lonelyhearts, this one's certainly a masterpiece. I don't think you can really enjoy this one, because although it's still humorous at parts, it's much more depressing than even Miss Lonelyhearts, since that book is more of a black comedy, where this is more of a portrait of its time. That said, the Los Angeles of The Day of the Locust isn't that far off from modern America. Originally this was going to be four stars, but that last chapter really got me. It's super nightmarish.

Nav Singh

Dennis Jacob Rosenfeld

Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's desperate passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage...