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 89%
emotional 43%
adventurous 40%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 24%
informative 20%
relaxing 16%
challenging 12%
sad 10%
dark 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 64%
medium 32%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 20%

Average rating

3.81

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