Tristram Shandy by Howard Peter Anderson, Laurence Sterne

650 pages first pub 1760 (editions)

fiction classics challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced

Description

Obvious errors have been corrected, but most of the conventions of eighteenth-century printing and all of Sterne's brilliant exploitations and expansions of those conventions have been retained. Background information includes a chronology of Ste...

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Community Reviews Summary of 882 reviews

Moods

funny 85%
lighthearted 71%
challenging 61%
reflective 28%
informative 14%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 4%
emotional 4%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 13%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | N/A: 20% | Plot: 13% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.38

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