The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder

160 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective sad slow-paced

Description

This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru b...

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Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 46%
challenging 35%
sad 32%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 23%
dark 16%
mysterious 8%
tense 7%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 42%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 41% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 13% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%

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