The Jungle: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Upton Sinclair with Charles Burns (Illustrator)

388 pages • first pub 1906 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Description

Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the apalling odds against which immigrants and other working people ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,442 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
sad 70%
challenging 57%
emotional 54%
informative 46%
reflective 41%
tense 36%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 32%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 26% | Plot: 25% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 33% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.56

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