Billy Budd by Herman Melville

Billy Budd

Herman Melville

76 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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"Billy Budd" is the final work of American author Herman Melville which was discovered amongst his papers three decades after his death and first published in Raymond Weaver's 1924 edition of "The Collected Works of Melville." The emergence of tha...

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Community Reviews

2.82
based on 1,923 reviews

Moods

challenging: 46%

reflective: 44%

adventurous: 39%

sad: 35%

dark: 30%

emotional: 23%

tense: 20%

mysterious: 13%

inspiring: 6%

informative: 5%

funny: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

19% of readers chose fast
22% of readers chose medium
57% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

32% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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