The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

James Hogg with John Carey

fiction classics horror dark mysterious slow-paced

272 pages | first published 1824

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Set in early eighteenth-century Scotland, the novel recounts the corruption of a boy of strict Calvinist parentage by a mysterious stranger under whose influence he commits a series of murders. The stranger assures the boy that no sin can affect t...
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Summary of 669 reviews

Moods

dark 97%
mysterious 73%
challenging 46%
reflective 26%
tense 21%
funny 14%
sad 9%
adventurous 4%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 82% | It's complicated: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 88% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%

Average rating

3.42

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