Heart: (Cuore) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Isabel Florence Hapgood, Edmondo de Amicis

Heart: (Cuore) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal

Isabel Florence Hapgood, Edmondo de Amicis

278 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)

fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Heart is a novel written by the Italian author Edmondo De Amicis who was a novelist, journalist, writer and poet. The novel is his best known work to this day, having been inspired by his own children Furio and Ugo who had been schoolboys at the t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 205 reviews

Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 70%
inspiring 64%
hopeful 52%
sad 47%
lighthearted 35%
funny 23%
relaxing 23%
challenging 17%
informative 17%
adventurous 5%
dark 5%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 18%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | Plot: 22% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 18% | N/A: 18% | It's complicated: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 94% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 37% | N/A: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

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