The String of Pearls: The Original Sweeney Todd by Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer

The String of Pearls: The Original Sweeney Todd

Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer

378 pages first pub 1846 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Beware the blood-soaked razor of Sweeney Todd, demon barber of Fleet Street! Johanna Oakley's lover, Mark, has gone missing in suspicious circumstances. And the man who was meant to deliver Mark's last gift to her, a string of pearls, has gone mis...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 419 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

mysterious: 85%

tense: 55%

adventurous: 27%

challenging: 12%

funny: 12%

sad: 7%

lighthearted: 2%

reflective: 2%


Pace

9% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

48% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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