The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Growth Trilogy #2

Booth Tarkington

288 pages first pub 1918 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918, The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Ambers...

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Community Reviews

3.62
based on 741 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

sad: 50%

emotional: 31%

funny: 18%

challenging: 13%

dark: 13%

informative: 9%

lighthearted: 9%

hopeful: 4%

tense: 4%


Pace

20% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

42% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
90% of readers chose No
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No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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