Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Charles Dickens

312 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Description

A Chancery judge once had the kindness to inform me, as one of a company of some hundred and fifty men and women not labouring under any suspicions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at whi...

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Moods

mysterious 66%
emotional 52%
challenging 47%
dark 47%
reflective 32%
sad 30%
funny 25%
tense 19%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 12%
informative 8%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 84%
medium 14%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 24% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.9

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