Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Charles Dickens

1017 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics literary mystery dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
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Bleak House opens in the twilight of foggy London, where fog grips the city most densely in the Court of Chancery. The obscure case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs, the romance of Esther Summe...

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Community Reviews

3.93
based on 7,292 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 63%

emotional: 54%

challenging: 47%

dark: 47%

reflective: 39%

sad: 33%

funny: 27%

hopeful: 18%

tense: 17%

adventurous: 11%

informative: 7%

inspiring: 7%

lighthearted: 6%

relaxing: 5%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
17% of readers chose medium
81% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
23% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

45% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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