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Tropic of orange

a novel
Pages
270
Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

Karen Yamashita presents a vibrant and chaotic Los Angeles where disparate lives collide amidst a bizarre disaster. A mysterious orange, carrying the Tropic of Cancer, triggers a crisis on the Harbor Freeway, drawing together the homeless, gangsters, and Hollywood elite. As a news reporter investigates seemingly unrelated events and a TV executive navigates the escalating chaos, the city's diverse inhabitants converge in an apocalyptic showdown of race, class, and culture.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence

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