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912 pages • first pub 1848 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141439839
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 January 2003
Description
William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair depicts the anarchic anti-heroine Beky Sharpe cutting a swathe through the eligible young men of Europe, set against a lucid backdrop of war and international chaos. This Penguin Classics edition is edited...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,862 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
challenging 34%
lighthearted 34%
emotional 21%
adventurous 17%
sad 10%
dark 8%
informative 6%
tense 6%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 34% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Colonisation, Racial slursModerate
Racism, Sexism, FatphobiaMinor
War, Antisemitism, Grief
912 pages • first pub 1848 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141439839
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 January 2003
Description
William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair depicts the anarchic anti-heroine Beky Sharpe cutting a swathe through the eligible young men of Europe, set against a lucid backdrop of war and international chaos. This Penguin Classics edition is edited...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,862 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
challenging 34%
lighthearted 34%
emotional 21%
adventurous 17%
sad 10%
dark 8%
informative 6%
tense 6%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 34% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Colonisation, Racial slursModerate
Racism, Sexism, FatphobiaMinor
War, Antisemitism, Grief