Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Charles Dickens with Simon Vance (Narrator)

32 hours, 57 minutes first pub 1853 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Description

Bleak House opens in a London shrouded by fog—a fog that swirls most densely about the Court of Chancery, where the obscure case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce lies lost in endless litigation, slowly devouring an inheritance in legal costs. Against this...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,298 reviews

Moods

mysterious 65%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 45%
reflective 33%
sad 32%
funny 25%
hopeful 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 7%
informative 6%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Character: 25% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.91

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