Bleak House, Volume I by Charles Dickens

Bleak House, Volume I

Charles Dickens

556 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Description

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best effor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,705 reviews

Moods

mysterious 66%
emotional 52%
challenging 47%
dark 47%
reflective 33%
sad 30%
funny 26%
tense 19%
hopeful 16%
adventurous 13%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 15%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 58% | Character: 23% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.9

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