72 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141189963
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 25 March 2010
Description
'Will always stand with the masterpieces of Ibsen, Shakespeare and Sophocles' Nicholas Hytner, director of the Royal National Theatre Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,307 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
emotional 50%
sad 47%
reflective 33%
challenging 22%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 32%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Xenophobia, MurderModerate
Violence, Death, HomophobiaMinor
Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism72 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141189963
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 25 March 2010
Description
'Will always stand with the masterpieces of Ibsen, Shakespeare and Sophocles' Nicholas Hytner, director of the Royal National Theatre Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,307 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
emotional 50%
sad 47%
reflective 33%
challenging 22%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 32%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Xenophobia, MurderModerate
Violence, Death, HomophobiaMinor
Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism