The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder with Russell Banks

138 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective sad slow-paced

Description

This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru b...

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Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 47%
challenging 31%
sad 31%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 16%
dark 15%
mysterious 9%
funny 6%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 36%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 13% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

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