New Grub Street by George Gissing

New Grub Street

George Gissing

544 pages first pub 1891 (view editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Hailed as Gissing's finest novel, New Grub Street portrays the intrigues and hardships of the publishing world in late Victorian England. In a materialistic, class-conscious society that rewards commercial savvy over artistic achievement, authors...

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Community Reviews

3.87
based on 492 reviews

Moods

sad: 71%

reflective: 67%

dark: 53%

emotional: 42%

challenging: 39%

tense: 25%

informative: 17%

funny: 10%

hopeful: 3%


Pace

35% of readers chose medium
64% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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