Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf

Jacob's Room

Virginia Woolf

208 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced

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New to the Vintage Classics Woolf series, this is Woolf's groundbreaking experimental novel. Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel. It is a portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University...

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Moods

reflective 73%
challenging 57%
emotional 26%
mysterious 15%
sad 14%
dark 12%
relaxing 12%
inspiring 9%
informative 6%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 27%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | N/A: 7% | A mix: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 27% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 35% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.4

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