The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides

513 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
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It's the early 1980s - the country is in a deep recession, and life after college is harder than ever. In the cafés on College Hill, the wised-up kids are inhaling Derrida and listening to the Talking Heads. But Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English ma...

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Community Reviews

3.44
based on 13,890 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

emotional: 71%

sad: 33%

dark: 20%

funny: 17%

challenging: 16%

tense: 12%

hopeful: 10%

adventurous: 6%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 5%

lighthearted: 4%

relaxing: 3%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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