Edgar Huntly; Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker (Dodo Press) by Charles Brockden Brown

Edgar Huntly; Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker (Dodo Press)

Charles Brockden Brown

260 pages • first pub 1799 (editions)

fiction classics challenging slow-paced
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Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810), an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period, is generally regarded by scholars as the most ambitious and accomplished US novelist before James Fenimore Cooper. He is the most frequen...

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Community Reviews Summary of 197 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
adventurous 70%
challenging 70%
mysterious 70%
tense 30%
reflective 20%
emotional 10%
funny 10%
sad 10%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Plot: 22% | Character: 22%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 70% | No: 30%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

2.8

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