The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

304 pages first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things ...

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Community Reviews

3.37
based on 1,852 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

mysterious: 69%

challenging: 45%

tense: 45%

reflective: 31%

sad: 27%

emotional: 21%

adventurous: 18%

funny: 5%

informative: 5%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
34% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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