For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

480 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional slow-paced

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In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight", For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert ...

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Moods

emotional 58%
sad 52%
adventurous 49%
reflective 49%
tense 49%
dark 45%
challenging 33%
informative 9%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 25%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 41% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 51% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%

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