80 pages • first pub 1609 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486266862
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 01 January 1991
Description
Without a doubt the most important of Shakespeare's nondramatic works, the sonnets have engendered reams of scholarly disputation as to the identity of the dark lady and the lovely boy to whom the vast majority are addressed. Controversy has also ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,651 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
challenging 36%
inspiring 27%
sad 20%
relaxing 15%
lighthearted 14%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
dark 8%
mysterious 6%
informative 3%
tense 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 75% | Character: 16% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
N/A: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | Yes: 2%Loveable characters?
N/A: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 6% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 75% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Rape, Suicide
80 pages • first pub 1609 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486266862
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 01 January 1991
Description
Without a doubt the most important of Shakespeare's nondramatic works, the sonnets have engendered reams of scholarly disputation as to the identity of the dark lady and the lovely boy to whom the vast majority are addressed. Controversy has also ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,651 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
challenging 36%
inspiring 27%
sad 20%
relaxing 15%
lighthearted 14%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
dark 8%
mysterious 6%
informative 3%
tense 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 75% | Character: 16% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
N/A: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | Yes: 2%Loveable characters?
N/A: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 6% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 75% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Rape, Suicide