230 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099771418
Format: Paperback
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 518 reviews
Moods
dark 41%
funny 41%
reflective 40%
adventurous 23%
tense 23%
lighthearted 20%
challenging 16%
informative 16%
emotional 12%
sad 10%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 32% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 6%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: 9780099771418
Format: Paperback
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 518 reviews
Moods
dark 41%
funny 41%
reflective 40%
adventurous 23%
tense 23%
lighthearted 20%
challenging 16%
informative 16%
emotional 12%
sad 10%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 32% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism