The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

The Good Earth

House of Earth #1

Pearl S. Buck

357 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced

Description

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times–bestselling novel about a peasant farmer and his family in early twentieth-century China.The Good Earth is Buck’s classic story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave....

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Community Reviews Summary of 7,144 reviews

Moods

emotional 65%
reflective 64%
sad 58%
informative 25%
dark 20%
challenging 17%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 12%
tense 11%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 41%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.66

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