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928 pages • first pub 1865 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434972
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics UK
Publication date: 26 June 1997
Description
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World''The great poet of the city. He was created by London' Peter AckroydOur Mutual Friend centres on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees: young John Harmon, presumed...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,484 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
funny 48%
dark 40%
reflective 40%
emotional 39%
tense 20%
sad 18%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 4%
informative 3%
Pace
medium 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 78% | Plot: 13% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 42% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12%Average rating
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Antisemitism, Child death, DeathMinor
Addiction, Sexual harassment, Ableism928 pages • first pub 1865 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434972
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics UK
Publication date: 26 June 1997
Description
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World''The great poet of the city. He was created by London' Peter AckroydOur Mutual Friend centres on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees: young John Harmon, presumed...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,484 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
funny 48%
dark 40%
reflective 40%
emotional 39%
tense 20%
sad 18%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 4%
informative 3%
Pace
medium 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 78% | Plot: 13% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 42% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Antisemitism, Child death, DeathMinor
Addiction, Sexual harassment, Ableism