Adam Bede by George Eliot
Adam Bede
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George Eliot
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Adam Bede

George Eliot

592 pages • first pub 1859 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Hailed for its sympathetic and accurate rendering of nineteenth-century English pastoral life, Adam Bede was George Eliot’s first full-length novel and a bestseller from the moment of publication. Eliot herself called it “a country story—full of t...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 1,491 reviews

Moods

emotional: 71%

reflective: 71%

sad: 54%

challenging: 28%

hopeful: 26%

dark: 24%

tense: 19%

funny: 12%

relaxing: 10%

inspiring: 8%

adventurous: 6%

lighthearted: 6%

informative: 5%

mysterious: 3%

Pace

23% of readers chose medium
77% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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