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224 pages • first pub 1800 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393922417
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 24 October 2014
Description
Castle Rackrent's publication in 1800 signaled many firsts: the first historical novel, the first regional novel in English, the first "big house" novel, the first Anglo-Irish novel, and the first novel with a narrator who is neither reliable nor ...
Community Reviews Summary of 530 reviews
Moods
informative 44%
reflective 41%
challenging 36%
lighthearted 30%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
sad 2%
tense 2%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AntisemitismModerate
Confinement, AlcoholMinor
Sexism, Colonisation, Xenophobia
224 pages • first pub 1800 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393922417
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 24 October 2014
Description
Castle Rackrent's publication in 1800 signaled many firsts: the first historical novel, the first regional novel in English, the first "big house" novel, the first Anglo-Irish novel, and the first novel with a narrator who is neither reliable nor ...
Community Reviews Summary of 530 reviews
Moods
informative 44%
reflective 41%
challenging 36%
lighthearted 30%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
sad 2%
tense 2%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AntisemitismModerate
Confinement, AlcoholMinor
Sexism, Colonisation, Xenophobia