The Gangster of Love by Jessica Hagedorn

The Gangster of Love

Jessica Hagedorn

311 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
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Rocky Rivera arrives in the U.S. from the Philippines the day that Jimi Hendrix dies. So begins a blazing coming-of-age story suffused with the tensions of immigration which finds Rocky moving from the counter-culture in 1960s San Francisco to the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 49 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 75%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.36

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