For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

495 pages first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional slow-paced
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In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight", For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert ...

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Moods

emotional 60%
adventurous 53%
tense 50%
sad 49%
reflective 48%
dark 42%
challenging 32%
informative 10%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 29%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 42% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 39% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%

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3.71

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