221 reviews for:

Benito Cereno

Herman Melville

3.19 AVERAGE

katie032's review against another edition

4.0

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wordy. powerful plot twist + character depictions.

ericacardozo's review against another edition

4.0

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required reading for my english class but it was interesting !! kinda ruined it for myself by reading the plot summary on sparknotes first but it helped me notice things while i close read

kiersten_hornberg's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

divitto's review against another edition

2.0

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This book is the reason I’ll never let anyone else shave me

hnells's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

taylormorgantm's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brissot74's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tashtown's review against another edition

4.0

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I think, that after Bartleby and after this, I am finally coming round to Melville's writing style
It just took me a while to appreciate that damn Melville doesn't like plot or action- rather to me his short stories are marked by inaction- a suspended tranquility inundated with description. Gosh damn Melville likes description- not only that, but he likes description that is almost peripeheral to any point that he is trying to make. The meaning lies behind his ample description, in what is not being said, rather than the many many things that are actually being said
I think that maybe the trick is to sail along in his description and let the implications float to the surface of your mind

trinfinity's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jader's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark tense slow-paced