The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh

The Loved One

Evelyn Waugh

127 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny medium-paced
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Following the death of a friend, British poet and pets' mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Within its golden gates, death, American-style, is wrapped up and sold...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 1,476 reviews

Moods

funny: 81%

dark: 72%

lighthearted: 26%

reflective: 22%

sad: 10%

challenging: 7%

emotional: 6%

mysterious: 6%

informative: 1%

relaxing: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

42% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
46% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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