Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Herland

The Herland Trilogy #2

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

215 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics speculative fiction dark reflective slow-paced
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HERLAND is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis. The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, a...

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Community Reviews

3.35
based on 3,941 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

adventurous: 47%

challenging: 25%

informative: 23%

inspiring: 18%

funny: 14%

mysterious: 12%

hopeful: 9%

lighthearted: 8%

dark: 6%

tense: 4%

emotional: 3%

relaxing: 3%

sad: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
44% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
39% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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N/A

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