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224 pages • first pub 1838 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375760075
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 14 May 2002
Description
After reading an 1836 newspaper account of a shipwreck and its two survivors, Edgar Allan Poe penned his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, the story of a stowaway on a Nantucket whaleship who finds himself enmeshed in th...
Community Reviews Summary of 847 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
mysterious 62%
tense 35%
challenging 26%
informative 10%
reflective 8%
emotional 7%
sad 5%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 74% | A mix: 22% | Character: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Cannibalism, GoreModerate
Violence, MurderMinor
Alcohol
224 pages • first pub 1838 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375760075
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 14 May 2002
Description
After reading an 1836 newspaper account of a shipwreck and its two survivors, Edgar Allan Poe penned his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, the story of a stowaway on a Nantucket whaleship who finds himself enmeshed in th...
Community Reviews Summary of 847 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
mysterious 62%
tense 35%
challenging 26%
informative 10%
reflective 8%
emotional 7%
sad 5%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 74% | A mix: 22% | Character: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Cannibalism, GoreModerate
Violence, MurderMinor
Alcohol