230 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
After a chance encounter on a train the English teacher William Bradshaw starts a close friendship with the mildly sinister Arthur Norris. Norris is a man of contradictions; lavish but heavily in debt, excessively polite but sexually deviant. Firs...
Community Reviews Summary of 463 reviews
Moods
dark 43%
funny 43%
reflective 39%
adventurous 26%
lighthearted 21%
tense 21%
challenging 19%
informative 19%
sad 12%
emotional 9%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 32% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism
230 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
After a chance encounter on a train the English teacher William Bradshaw starts a close friendship with the mildly sinister Arthur Norris. Norris is a man of contradictions; lavish but heavily in debt, excessively polite but sexually deviant. Firs...
Community Reviews Summary of 463 reviews
Moods
dark 43%
funny 43%
reflective 39%
adventurous 26%
lighthearted 21%
tense 21%
challenging 19%
informative 19%
sad 12%
emotional 9%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 32% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism