The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf

The Black Spider

Jeremias Gotthelf with Susan Bernofsky (Translator)

120 pages • first pub 1842 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark medium-paced
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An NYRB Classics Original It is a sunny summer Sunday in a remote Swiss village, and a christening is being celebrated at a lovely old farmhouse. One of the guests notes an anomaly in the fabric of the venerable edifice: a blackened post that has ...

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Community Reviews

3.38
based on 569 reviews

Moods

dark: 93%

tense: 47%

mysterious: 43%

adventurous: 18%

reflective: 17%

challenging: 13%

sad: 10%

emotional: 5%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

26% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

66% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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