560 pages • first pub 1851 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780198853695
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 26 August 2022
Description
It will be a strange sort of a book, tho', I fear; blubber is blubber you know; tho' you may get oil out of it, the poetry runs as hard as sap from a frozen maple tree;--& to cook the thing up, one must needs throw in a little fancy.... Yet I ...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,983 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
reflective 48%
informative 44%
dark 29%
tense 29%
funny 20%
emotional 18%
mysterious 16%
sad 12%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 11%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 28% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Animal cruelty, RacismModerate
Racial slurs, Death, CannibalismMinor
Antisemitism
560 pages • first pub 1851 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780198853695
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 26 August 2022
Description
It will be a strange sort of a book, tho', I fear; blubber is blubber you know; tho' you may get oil out of it, the poetry runs as hard as sap from a frozen maple tree;--& to cook the thing up, one must needs throw in a little fancy.... Yet I ...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,983 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
reflective 48%
informative 44%
dark 29%
tense 29%
funny 20%
emotional 18%
mysterious 16%
sad 12%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 11%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 28% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Animal cruelty, RacismModerate
Racial slurs, Death, CannibalismMinor
Antisemitism