Appointment in Samarra: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by John O'Hara

Appointment in Samarra: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

John O'Hara with Neil Gower (Illustrator)

220 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics reflective sad medium-paced
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One of Time's All-Time 100 Best Novels The writer whom Fran Lebowitz called "the real F. Scott Fitzgerald" makes his Penguin Classics debut with this beautiful deluxe edition of his best-loved book. One of the great novels of small-town American ...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 961 reviews

Moods

dark: 67%

sad: 55%

reflective: 44%

emotional: 35%

funny: 29%

tense: 20%

challenging: 14%

mysterious: 8%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

32% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
90% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

97% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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