Jesus' Son.
Denis Johnson
Literary Fiction
Jesus' Son.
by Denis Johnson
—· 151 p· 2002
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canondarkhauntingreflective
Overview
About
Denis Johnson chronicles the wanderings of a young man as he struggles with addictions to drugs and alcohol. Separated into eleven stories, the young man eventually snaps out of his downward spiral and checks into rehab.
Pages
151
Granta Books
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Addiction Portrayal10
Prose9
Emotional depth9
Narration8
Story Cycle Cohesion8
Pacing7
Plot twists5
Worldbuilding2
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