Paradise Lost by John Milton, Pablo Auladell, Angel Gurria

Paradise Lost

John Milton, Pablo Auladell, Angel Gurria

320 pages • first pub 1667 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Milton’s epic poem charts humanity’s fall from grace and the origin of the struggle between God and Satan, good and evil, life and death. In the aftermath of the Angels’ devastating defeat in the war for Heaven, Satan determines to seek his reveng...

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Moods

challenging 73%
reflective 52%
dark 47%
adventurous 22%
emotional 18%
mysterious 13%
tense 12%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 9%
sad 8%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 22%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Plot: 26% | Character: 23% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 25% | No: 23% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 37% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | N/A: 16% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

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3.64

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