The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

256 pages first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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With an Introduction and Notes by Hugh Epstein, Secretary of the Joseph Conrad Society of Great Britain. 'Then the vision of an enormous town presented itself, of a monstrous town...a cruel devourer of the world's light. There was room enough ther...

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Community Reviews

3.38
based on 2,091 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

mysterious: 67%

challenging: 49%

tense: 44%

reflective: 32%

sad: 25%

emotional: 22%

adventurous: 16%

funny: 5%

informative: 4%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

38% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

8% 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?

19% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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