Way Of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
Way Of All Flesh

Samuel Butler

Way Of All Flesh

Samuel Butler

448 pages first pub 1903 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Samuel Butler was one of the Victorian era's greatest iconoclasts. Once, he said that after reading Darwin's "The Origin of Species," that the theory of evolution had replaced Christianity for him. And this -- after Butler had originally studied f...

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Community Reviews Summary of 207 reviews

Moods

reflective 85%
funny 42%
informative 42%
challenging 28%
emotional 14%
sad 14%

Pace

slow 85%
medium 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.4

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