The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale

Joseph Conrad

245 pages first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,011 reviews

Moods

dark 82%
mysterious 64%
tense 41%
reflective 38%
challenging 28%
sad 25%
emotional 20%
adventurous 10%
funny 10%
informative 2%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 41%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 40% | A mix: 30% | Character: 30%

Strong character development?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.34

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