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75 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9783458194828
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Insel Verlag
Publication date: 01 December 1853
Description
The narrator, an elderly, unnamed Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business, already employs two scriveners to copy legal documents by hand, Nippers and Turkey. An increase in business leads him to advertise for a third, and he hires the forlor...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,969 reviews
Moods
mysterious 43%
funny 29%
sad 29%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
tense 10%
emotional 7%
lighthearted 7%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Death, Self harm, ClassismMinor
Ableism, Confinement
75 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9783458194828
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Insel Verlag
Publication date: 01 December 1853
Description
The narrator, an elderly, unnamed Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business, already employs two scriveners to copy legal documents by hand, Nippers and Turkey. An increase in business leads him to advertise for a third, and he hires the forlor...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,969 reviews
Moods
mysterious 43%
funny 29%
sad 29%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
tense 10%
emotional 7%
lighthearted 7%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Death, Self harm, ClassismMinor
Ableism, Confinement