200 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241303122
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 24 August 2017
Description
In 1855 Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The volume received great praise from leading Transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. This encouraged what would become a lifelong project as Whitman expanded and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,580 reviews
Moods
inspiring 59%
emotional 41%
hopeful 27%
challenging 22%
relaxing 20%
lighthearted 12%
adventurous 10%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
sad 6%
dark 4%
funny 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 77% | Character: 13% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
N/A: 74% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | Yes: 2%Loveable characters?
N/A: 70% | Yes: 19% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 15% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | Yes: 5%Average rating
200 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241303122
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 24 August 2017
Description
In 1855 Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The volume received great praise from leading Transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. This encouraged what would become a lifelong project as Whitman expanded and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,580 reviews
Moods
inspiring 59%
emotional 41%
hopeful 27%
challenging 22%
relaxing 20%
lighthearted 12%
adventurous 10%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
sad 6%
dark 4%
funny 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 77% | Character: 13% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
N/A: 74% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | Yes: 2%Loveable characters?
N/A: 70% | Yes: 19% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 15% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | Yes: 5%Average rating