Paradise Lost by John Milton

Paradise Lost

John Milton with John Leonard (Contributor)

512 pages • first pub 1667 (editions)

fiction classics poetry dark reflective slow-paced

Description

In Paradise Lost Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story, he also ...

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Moods

challenging 74%
reflective 53%
dark 47%
adventurous 18%
emotional 17%
mysterious 13%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
hopeful 8%
sad 8%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 74%
medium 22%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Plot: 26% | Character: 24% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 26% | No: 24% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 40% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

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3.64

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