The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne

594 pages • first pub 1851 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In t...

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Community Reviews

3.19
based on 3,479 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 66%

dark: 57%

reflective: 44%

challenging: 31%

emotional: 18%

sad: 18%

tense: 14%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 7%

informative: 5%

inspiring: 4%

lighthearted: 4%

relaxing: 4%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
15% of readers chose medium
82% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
56% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

37% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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