The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

320 pages first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,458 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 67%
challenging 46%
tense 43%
reflective 34%
sad 27%
emotional 21%
adventurous 15%
funny 6%
informative 5%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 40%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Character: 29% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.35

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