Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls by James Malcolm Rymer

Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls

James Malcolm Rymer

259 pages • first pub 1846 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Fully revised Second Edition. With a new Introduction and Bibliography by Dick Collins. The exploits of Sweeney Todd, 'The Demon Barber of Fleet Street', have been recounted many times in plays, films and musicals, but the origins of the character...

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3.38
based on 450 reviews

Moods

dark: 88%

mysterious: 81%

tense: 54%

adventurous: 25%

challenging: 13%

funny: 11%

sad: 6%

emotional: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

reflective: 2%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

46% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

72% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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