Villette by Charlotte Brontë

Villette

Charlotte Brontë

565 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

Villette is an 1853 novel written by English author Charlotte Brontë. After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from her native England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls' school, w...

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Moods

reflective 75%
emotional 63%
sad 49%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
mysterious 35%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
funny 8%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 3%
informative 2%

Pace

slow 86%
medium 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%

Average rating

3.72

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