Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Animal deathModerate
Suicide attemptCommunity Reviews
Summary of 9201 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
sad 43%
challenging 39%
emotional 36%
tense 24%
hopeful 13%
informative 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Plot: 27% | Character: 26% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
304 pages | first published 1947
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ISBN/UID: 9780140278514
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 June 1947
Description
The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a virulent plague. Cut off from the rest of the world, living in fear, they each respond in their own way to the grim challenge of the deadly bacillus. Among them is Dr Rieux, a humanitarian and healer, a...Book Information
304 pages | first published 1947
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ISBN/UID: 9780140278514
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 June 1947
Description
The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a virulent plague. Cut off from the rest of the world, living in fear, they each respond in their own way to the grim challenge of the deadly bacillus. Among them is Dr Rieux, a humanitarian and healer, a...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Animal deathModerate
Suicide attemptCommunity Reviews
Summary of 9201 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
sad 43%
challenging 39%
emotional 36%
tense 24%
hopeful 13%
informative 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Plot: 27% | Character: 26% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating