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388 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143039587
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 December 2006
Description
Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the apalling odds against which immigrants and other working people ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,449 reviews
Moods
sad 69%
emotional 49%
challenging 47%
informative 46%
reflective 38%
tense 36%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 8%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 28% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 30% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Animal death, DeathModerate
Abandonment, Grief, AddictionMinor
Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault
388 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143039587
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 December 2006
Description
Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the apalling odds against which immigrants and other working people ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,449 reviews
Moods
sad 69%
emotional 49%
challenging 47%
informative 46%
reflective 38%
tense 36%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 8%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 28% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 30% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Animal death, DeathModerate
Abandonment, Grief, AddictionMinor
Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault