The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Complete and Unabridged by Thornton Wilder
The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Complete and Unabridged
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Thornton Wilder
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Complete and Unabridged

Thornton Wilder

38 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who witnesses the accident then goes about inquirin...

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Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 46%
sad 34%
challenging 30%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 16%
dark 14%
mysterious 10%
funny 7%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 38%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 69% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

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3.67

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