Rites of Passage by William Golding

Rites of Passage

To the Ends of the Earth #1

William Golding

278 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
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The first book of William Golding’s Sea Trilogy is a haunting account of an epic sea journey, which profoundly affects all those who set sail on it. In the early 1800s, Edmund Talbot, a young and rather priggish Englishman, takes passage on a boat...

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Community Reviews

3.31
based on 304 reviews

Moods

challenging: 50%

adventurous: 45%

reflective: 45%

dark: 40%

sad: 40%

tense: 31%

mysterious: 18%

emotional: 9%

funny: 9%

informative: 9%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

47% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
59% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
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