Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry, Death, SuicideModerate
Death of parentMinor
TortureCommunity Reviews
Summary of 669 reviews
Moods
mysterious 73%
challenging 46%
reflective 26%
tense 21%
funny 14%
sad 9%
adventurous 4%
Pace
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
272 pages | first published 1824
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Description
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...Book Information
272 pages | first published 1824
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry, Death, SuicideModerate
Death of parentMinor
TortureCommunity Reviews
Summary of 669 reviews
Moods
mysterious 73%
challenging 46%
reflective 26%
tense 21%
funny 14%
sad 9%
adventurous 4%
Pace
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