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665 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434798
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 28 December 2004
Description
“I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette…” —George Eliot With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls’ boarding school in the small town of V...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,984 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
sad 48%
challenging 38%
dark 32%
mysterious 32%
tense 12%
hopeful 9%
funny 8%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 34% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Misogyny, Religious bigotry, RacismMinor
Death, Xenophobia, Colonisation
665 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434798
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 28 December 2004
Description
“I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette…” —George Eliot With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls’ boarding school in the small town of V...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,984 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
sad 48%
challenging 38%
dark 32%
mysterious 32%
tense 12%
hopeful 9%
funny 8%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 34% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Misogyny, Religious bigotry, RacismMinor
Death, Xenophobia, Colonisation