The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton

The Great Train Robbery

Michael Crichton

300 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous medium-paced
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Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in Victorian London -- and Edward Pierce easily navigates both worlds. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the city's most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 2,345 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 88%

informative: 40%

mysterious: 32%

tense: 26%

funny: 18%

lighthearted: 10%

dark: 8%

reflective: 6%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 2%

challenging: 1%

Pace

29% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

71% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
1% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

7% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

24% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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