Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf

Jacob's Room

Virginia Woolf

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced

110 pages | first published 1922

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Jacob's Room is the third novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 26 October 1922. The novel centres, in a very ambiguous way, around the life story of the protagonist Jacob Flanders, and is presented entirely by the impressions other characte...
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Summary of 885 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
challenging 55%
emotional 25%
sad 16%
mysterious 14%
relaxing 14%
dark 12%
inspiring 11%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 28%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | N/A: 8% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 23% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 34% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 4%

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3.4

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