For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

fiction classics historical literary emotional slow-paced

490 pages | first published 1940

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High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense c...
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Moods

emotional 59%
sad 54%
adventurous 48%
tense 48%
reflective 46%
dark 44%
challenging 32%
informative 9%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 5%
funny 3%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 73%
medium 25%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 43% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%

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