The Willows by Algernon Blackwood

The Willows

Algernon Blackwood

52 pages • first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River. Throughout the story Blackwood personifies the surrounding environment—river, sun, wind—and imbues them with a powerful and ultimately threatening character. Most ominous are the masses...

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Community Reviews

3.95
based on 2,176 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 88%

dark: 82%

tense: 74%

adventurous: 32%

reflective: 10%

challenging: 8%

emotional: 3%

sad: 2%

Pace

24% of readers chose fast
51% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

64% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

8% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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