The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

The Way We Live Now

Anthony Trollope with David Brooks, Hugh Osborne

861 pages • first pub 1875 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of nineteenth-century London and a bold indictment of the new power of speculative finance in English life. The story concern...

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Community Reviews

3.99
based on 939 reviews

Moods

reflective: 61%

funny: 58%

emotional: 45%

challenging: 40%

lighthearted: 26%

hopeful: 18%

informative: 15%

dark: 13%

relaxing: 13%

sad: 13%

tense: 8%

adventurous: 6%

inspiring: 6%

mysterious: 3%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
32% of readers chose medium
64% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
39% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

75% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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