Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell

Ruth

Elizabeth Gaskell with Alan Shelston

499 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it availabl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 457 reviews

Moods

emotional 70%
sad 70%
reflective 63%
inspiring 16%
challenging 13%
dark 13%
hopeful 10%
tense 6%
informative 3%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 21%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.67

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