The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

304 pages first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,043 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
mysterious 65%
tense 42%
reflective 40%
challenging 30%
sad 25%
emotional 20%
adventurous 12%
funny 10%
informative 5%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 42%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 38% | A mix: 32% | Character: 29%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.35

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