The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair with Charles Burns (Illustrator)

388 pages first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
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Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the apalling odds against which immigrants and other working people ...

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Community Reviews

3.64
based on 12,369 reviews

Moods

dark: 81%

sad: 70%

emotional: 50%

informative: 49%

challenging: 47%

reflective: 37%

tense: 35%

inspiring: 9%

hopeful: 8%

adventurous: 7%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
49% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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