Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

Death Comes for the Archbishop

Willa Cather

297 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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Willa Cather's best known novel is an epic--almost mythic--story of a single human life lived simply in the silence of the southwestern desert. In 1851 Father Jean Marie Latour comes to serve as the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico. What he finds is ...

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Moods

reflective 90%
emotional 44%
adventurous 39%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 23%
informative 19%
relaxing 15%
challenging 12%
sad 10%
dark 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 64%
medium 33%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 20%

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