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288 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143107668
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 December 2015
Description
The canonical American masterpiece of sin, guilt, and revenge, in an authoritative new edition from Penguin Classics with a foreword by Tom Perrotta At once retrospective and radically new, The Scarlet Letter portrays seventeenth-century Puritan N...
Community Reviews Summary of 50,207 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 41%
emotional 37%
sad 36%
mysterious 25%
tense 24%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Infidelity, Death, ColonisationMinor
Racism, Pregnancy, Self harm288 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143107668
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 December 2015
Description
The canonical American masterpiece of sin, guilt, and revenge, in an authoritative new edition from Penguin Classics with a foreword by Tom Perrotta At once retrospective and radically new, The Scarlet Letter portrays seventeenth-century Puritan N...
Community Reviews Summary of 50,207 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 41%
emotional 37%
sad 36%
mysterious 25%
tense 24%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Infidelity, Death, ColonisationMinor
Racism, Pregnancy, Self harm