The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga

The House by the Medlar Tree

Il ciclo dei vinti #1

Giovanni Verga with Mary A. Craig (Translator)

312 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it availabl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 508 reviews

Moods

sad 80%
reflective 47%
challenging 33%
emotional 23%
dark 19%
informative 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%

Pace

slow 76%
medium 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.18

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