Billy Budd and the Piazza Tales by Herman Melville

Billy Budd and the Piazza Tales

Herman Melville

384 pages first pub 1924 (editions) user-added

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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Herman Melville mastered not only the great American novel but also the short story and novella forms. In Billy Budd and The Piazza Tales, Melville reveals an uncanny awareness of the inscrutable nature of reality. Published posthumously in 1924, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 25 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
adventurous 66%
challenging 66%
tense 66%
mysterious 33%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.54

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