1.19k reviews for:

Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-Street

Herman Melville

3.73 AVERAGE

lacalaveracat's review against another edition

5.0

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Especially apropos during these days of Occupy Wall Street. Seems like a lot of people are starting to look at the growing gap between rich and poor and saying I'd prefer not to live this way.

kelly_tyler's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilymonk's review against another edition

4.0

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reread this for uni. this is amazing and i never want to read it again.

thestephonian's review against another edition

3.0

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jessienic28's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I prefer to not write an essay about this

nicoleacottagewitch's review against another edition

3.0

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A strange little book of beautiful writing. I’m not sure I found it as moving — I didn’t much like either the narrator or Bartleby — or as light —except in comparison to Moby Dick — as other people have.

dongately's review against another edition

3.0

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I don't know how much I enjoyed it. But I do think it will occupy space in my head for quite a long time.

mariberry333's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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i really do not get WHY bartleby died...the narrator is kinda freaky! i liked it but not enough to call it the greatest book i've ever read. i thought the plot was interesting, but Melville definitely wasn't making this as a critique to the wall street lifestyle, i'm getting the vibe that this is more about the moment one realizes somebody is beyond saving they stop caring. the moment one is of no use to a person in power, they are discarded

malishira's review against another edition

4.0

funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable.

Thank you, Bartleby the Scrivener for my new bit

allenos's review against another edition

3.0

sad slow-paced